Exhibitions
There are a number of exhibition spaces and feature display areas throughout the Museum and Archives building. The artefacts and works on display change regularly and details of our current shows are listed here.
The main exhibition space is Da Gadderie. Shows on display here can be by individual artists, or curated by the Museum's own Exhibitions Officer based on Museum and Archive artefacts, or including touring exhibitions from other musuems, galleries or institutions.
Any artist who would like to display work in the building should contact the Exhibitions Officer to discuss.
Some of our exhibitions in Da Gadderie include pieces that are available for sale. We are now members of the Own Art Scheme service which means you can pay for your art in 10 interest-free monthly installments. Get in touch to find out more.
Current Exhibitions
Valda and Da Makkins
Upper Foyer, Shetland Museum & Archives
A small display of knitted textiles inspired by Valda Grieve, who lived in Whalsay with poet Hugh MacDiarmid from 1933 to 1942. Featuring Valda’s original hand-annotated notebook, photographs, swatches, and replica knitted pieces, the display highlights Shetland’s rich knitting traditions and women’s textile knowledge.
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Gathered, Here
Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum and Archives
Gathered, Here is a new exhibition developed by Zya Community through Museums Galleries Scotland’s Delivering Change: Community Catalysts programme. Created in partnership with Shetland Museum and Archives and Inlet Studio (Edinburgh), a local fine art printer that supports and documents the artists’ creative journeys, the exhibition brings together five artists of colour to explore heritage, identity, belonging, and place.
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'Musings in Monochrome' by Mike Batty
Da Briggiestanes
A striking collection of black-and-white photographs from a body of work spanning more than 40 years.
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The Rhoda Bulter Award Exhibition
Da Neuk, Shetland Museum and Archives
The Rhoda Bulter Award celebrates writing in the Shetland dialect and honours the legacy of Rhoda Bulter, one of Shetland’s most influential literary voices. The Award encourages the contemporary use of dialect poetry and prose, supporting the preservation and continued development of Shetland’s distinctive linguistic and cultural heritage.
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