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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Pre-school Activity Mornings
Shetland Museum Auditorium
Bring your little explorers to the Shetland Museum & Archives for our heritage-filled fun sessions, designed especially for under 5s - where history comes to life through play and discovery! Drop-in event, no need to book.
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Vintage Camera Workshop (Adults) - SOLD OUT
9:30am - 4:00pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Join us and photography tutor Chris G Smith for a full day experiencing the wonders of vintage photography. With Chris’ vast collection of analogue cameras, you will first be guided through the evolution of analogue. Then, on being handed your own vintage camera for the day, you will have the opportunity to take inspiration from the Museum building and coastal surrounds of Hay’s Dock to capture moments on film.
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Cyanotype Workshop (P1-4)
Shetland Museum & Archives
Let your peerie one be captured by the fascinating world of vintage photography methods in this workshop led by photographer Chris G Smith. Using a selection of transparencies, your child can pick an image of Shetland they’d like to print.
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Cyanotype Workshop (P5-S2)
Shetland Museum & Archives
Let your child be captured by the fascinating world of vintage photography methods in this workshop led by photographer Chris G Smith. Using a selection of transparencies, your child can pick an image of Shetland they’d like to print.
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Cyanotype Workshop (Adults)
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Ever wondered where the term ‘blueprint’ originates? You’ve guessed it - it’s from the 1842 invention of a cyanotype process. Join photographer Chris G Smith to explore one of the earliest photographic printing methods, cyanotype.
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Traditional Photography Demo Day (free, drop-in)
10:00am - 2:00pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Drop by to get hands on with analogue photography! You’ll have the opportunity to get to grips with several techniques including cyanotype and polaroid. There will also be a mini photobooth set up to create your own polaroid family photo as a keepsake.
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Easter Holiday Fun at Shetland Museum (drop-in)
10:00am - 2:00pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
We are opening our doors especially for the last day of the school holidays for a free drop in event. There will be crafts, trails and lots of fun activities to get involved in. There will also be a sensory area set up for the peerier bairns to enjoy too.
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