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Shetland Nature Festival
The annual Shetland Nature Festival starts on Saturday 6th of July until Sunday 14th July and has events throughout Shetland. There ...
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The Eagle's Last Stronghold
An exhibition opens at the Shetland Museum and Archives next week highlighting the story of the white-tailed ‘sea’ eagle in ...
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‘The Arthurs’
A feature exhibition exploring Shetland surnames Arthur and Arthurson is now on display at the Shetland Museum and Archives. The ...
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Emma Louise's Coffee Shop opening at Hay's Dock
The Shetland Amenity Trust are delighted to announce the re-opening of the café at Shetland Museum and Archives. Emma Louise and Joe ...
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Getting ready for the Summer Season
The Shetland Amenity Trust have been busy over the past month getting ready to open key sites for the 2019 visitor season. Sumburgh ...
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From this Day Forward – Wedding Exhibition
Shetland Museum and Archives is proud to present our latest exhibition, ‘From This Day Forward’ a celebration of Shetland Weddings ...
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Welcoming tenders for Hay’s Dock Café
Do you have what it takes to deliver a great café offering in a 5 star Visitor Attraction? We work hard to feed the imagination of ...
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The National Gallery Masterpiece Tour 2018
Five hundred years after the dazzling genius of Hans Holbein, a painting by one of the greatest portraitists of all time can now be ...
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Holbein Comes to Shetland
The countdown has begun! We are delighted to say that today marks one week until the public opening of 'A Lady with a Squirrel and a ...
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The BIG Takeover - Shetland 2018
Shetland Museum and Archives is working with other local agencies and young people as part of the Year of Young People in 2018.
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Boats on the Move
The Shetland Museum Boat Shed has had a transformation with the departure of the Oceanic Lifeboat - a long term resident during her ...
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Aith Junior High Pupils curate new exhibition at Shetland Museum and Archives
A new exhibition has been unveiled telling the story of the whaling ship, Diana. The display has been curated by pupils from P4/5 and ...
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10th Birthday Celebrations
To celebrate the milestone 10th birthday, Shetland Museum and Archives staff are hosting a day of birthday celebrations on Saturday ...
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Mathewson Lecture
Eileen Brooke-Freeman will deliver a talk about the life of her ancestor Andrew Dishington Mathewson of East Yell (1799-1887) from her ...
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Shetland Museum and Archives goes virtual
Shetland Museum and Archives have embraced the world of virtual reality with a new app available from VisitScotland.
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