Events
Shetland Museum and Archives are proud to offer a range of events for adults, children and famlies, covering a variety of themes throughout the year. Our own events are detailed below, or see the 'What's On' Calendar for all public events and exhibition listings for the building.
Click on the 'What's On Calendar' above to view monthly listings
For online bookings visit Shetland Museum Box Office
Shetland Museum Socials - drop-in
Learning Room, Shetland Museum & Archives
Come along to our informal Shetland Museum Socials running fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons from 2pm - 3.30pm. Each session will have a heritage theme as the focus. Enjoy a cuppa, have a chat and learn something new!
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October Holiday Family Fun Day
10:00am - 2:00pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Drop in for family friendly folklore and spooky tales, fair isle crafts and Chris Morphet 'Allover' themed trail.
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Trowie Faase Faces - Primary 1-4
10:30am - 12:00pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Children will sketch their design onto paper before creating their faase face using a variety of crafty materials. Using sheep’s wool, each child will have the opportunity to learn how to card – blending and brushing their wool to the colour and texture they’d like to use for hair, beards etc. for their mask.
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Trowie Faase Faces - All primary ages
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Children will sketch their design onto paper before creating their faase face using a variety of crafty materials. Using sheep’s wool, each child will have the opportunity to learn how to card – blending and brushing their wool to the colour and texture they’d like to use for hair, beards etc. for their mask.
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SOLD OUT - Sp’OO’ky Ghosts - Primary 1-4
10:30am - 12:00pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Children will create their own sp’OO’ky ghost picture using sheep ‘oo’ (wool). We will be focusing on how our ancestors and lots of people today use ‘cairders’ to card wool and prepare it so that it is ready to be spun and turned into ‘wirsit’ (yarn). We will then use our freshly carded wool to make ghosts.
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Halloween Wirsit Garlands - Primary 5-7
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Using Shetland wool and a pompom technique, children will create ghosts and pumpkins to add onto their very own Halloween garland. They will also learn all about Shetland Sheep and the important qualities of their fleece.
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Winter Straw Club 2024
Auditorium, Shetland Museum & Archives
Join us for a winter of straw making to conserve this critically endangered craft! This is arranged in a club format with 3 different skills available to choose from- either knotted, stitched or kishie making. You will be asked to select which technique you wish to learn at checkout when you book your space. Each technique has an experienced tutor, Eve Eunson, Samantha Dennis and Leslie Smith, who will guide you through making your chosen project (selected at the first session).
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