Awards Received

An award winning service

Theme Park and Visitor Attraction Awards - Children's Visitor Attraction of the Year (2010)
Theme Park and Visitor Attraction Awards - Best Museum or Gallery (2010)
Semi-finalist - National Lottery Awards 2009 (best heritage project). (2009)
Nominated for European Museum of the Year Award 2009
Winner – BURA Awards 2008: Best Practice in Regeneration. (2008)
Winner – The Wood Awards 2008. The Museum and Archives won both the Commercial and Public Access category and the overall Gold Award. (2008)
Commendation – Scottish Design awards 2008: Northern Exposure. Hay’s Dock was also short listed in the best reuse of a listed building category.
Commendation - Regeneration and Renewal Awards 2008: Environmentally Sustainable Regeneration Scheme.
Finalist - Art Fund Prize 2008, and winner of the independent public poll which ran alongside this award.
Finalist - Guardian Family Friendly Award 2008.
Short listed – British Construction Industry Awards 2008. Short listed for both the best practice and Prime Ministers Better Building Awards.
Short listed - Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards 2008: Innovation category.
Winner – Shetland Environmental Awards 2007.
Winner - Glasgow Institute of Architects Design Award 2007.
Runner up – Coast Awards 2007: Best new building by the sea.