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Crofthouse Museum
The Shetland Crofthouse Museum is now open daily for the 2024 summer season.
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Activities
Whatever your reason for visiting us at Shetland Museum and Archives, there are a range of activities on offer to ensure you can make the most of your time with us.
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Hay's Dock
Shetland Museum and Archives sits on Hay’s Dock; the last remaining area of original dock on the Lerwick waterfront, which is now category B listed. This is a perfect setting to highlight the strong heritage connection with the sea, and display just some of the traditional Shetland boats in the collection.
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Public Art
Shetland Amenity Trust commissioned over 60 individual artworks as part of its Shetland Museum and Archives Public Art Project. These are on show throughout the building and dock, some even appearing alongside the artefacts and documents in the galleries and Archives.
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Accessibility
We want to make sure we continue to offer an excellent experience for all visitors with additional needs .
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Summer Maritime Programme
Visit the Shetland Museum this summer as we celebrate our maritime heritage with themed exhibitions, activities and tours.
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From Shetland to Everest – 70 years on
To mark the 70th anniversary of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary’s expedition to the summit of Mount Everest a new display in the ...
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Coming soon: An evening with Craig Easton, Fisherwomen and Friends
Shetland Museum and Archives are hosting a special social evening to celebrate herring, heritage and art to coincide with the ...
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Fisherwomen exhibition is now open
It was a busy afternoon in Da Gadderie at Shetland Museum & Archives on Saturday (13 May) for the official opening of 'Fisherwomen' by ...
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Bold new photographic exhibition celebrates the significant role of women in the fishing industry
A compelling new photographic exhibition that pays homage to the integral role women have played in the fishing industry will open ...
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A Royal Display
To commemorate the Royal Coronation our curators have been working on a fascinating new display that shows objects that were worn or ...
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The Coronation
The Coronation of 2 June 1953 is a long way away now, in a vastly different world and culture. True, a major war was going on, but the ...
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Celebrating the Buggiflooer Beanie launch
What a buzz we had on Friday evening at the launch event of the new Shetland Week Patron Alison Rendall and her ...
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Our bog butter is going 'home' for the season!
Our bog butter is going 'home' for the season - and will be on display in the Old Haa, Yell as part of their summer exhibition about ...
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A tribute to Ian Bairnson
Ian Bairnson, who died on 7 April, was certainly one of the more remarkable people from Shetland, born here on 3 August 1953.
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Help shape the future of the past at Old Scatness
Shetland Amenity Trust is beginning to gather thoughts and views on the long-term future of Old Scatness and is inviting the public ...
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Research team examines Shetland's Hanseatic ceramic collection
During the global pandemic, we saw the impact that change and disruption caused to international trade and supply of goods, but it was ...
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Immersive new art installation pays tribute to Shetland’s wadmal
Shetland Museum and Archives continues its wide-ranging programme of exhibitions with the opening of a new art installation ...
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Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2023
As part of #ScottishApprenticeshipWeek2023 we wanted to shine a light on Jordan Clark, who is one of two staff currently working his ...
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First Shetland Heritage Conference a great success
Last weekend over 80 delegates took part in discussions to help us shape the future for Shetland’s local culture and heritage. ...
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