Gadderie Archive

See details of past Gadderie shows by local and visiting artists.

ARTIST ROOMS Diane Arbus

19/08/2023 - 12/11/2023
Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum and Archives

Shetland Museum and Archives is set to play host to a landmark exhibition this August featuring the iconic work of Diane Arbus, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century.

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To the End of the Days of Sail

25/07/2023 - 22/09/2023
Shetland Museum and Archives

An exhibition by Laughton Johnston about tall ships and the Shetland sailing era, showing a selection of notable Shetland sailing masters and their vessels from the 1840s to the 1920s.

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Craig Easton - Fisherwomen

13/05/2023 - 30/07/2023
Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum and Archives

A photographic exhibition by award-winning photographer Craig Easton which follows the historic route of the old herring fleet from Shetland to Great Yarmouth. 'Fisherwomen' weaves a compelling tale of a unique phenomenon in the history of British women at work.

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Taxcloth: the Toevakoddi Project

18/03/2023 - 07/05/2023
Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum & Archives

By Hazel Hughson, Barbara Ridland and Joan Fraser An art installation of three collaborating artists' work at the toevakoddi and their exploration of Shetland woven cloth as currency.  It aims to bring into the gallery the atmosphere and essential function of the toevakoddi at the fulling time when natural energy transforms volumes of cloth. 

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Clear Sight by Peter Davis

28/01/2023 - 05/03/2023
Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum & Archives

An exhibition of watercolours inspired by artist Peter Davis’s ‘clear sight’ of the sea which has been a constant in his paintings throughout the decades.

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Art's Cool Exhibition

12/11/2022 - 15/01/2023
Da Gadderie: Shetland Museum and Archives

A showcase of the artistic talent and creative energy from primary and secondary schools throughout Shetland.

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Peerie Ooricks - A'll tell dee a story

31/10/2021 - 30/01/2022
Da Gadderie

Ann Marie Anderson has written five Shetland dialect books inspired by her needle felted characters. See them come alive in this new exhibition in Da Gadderie.

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The Art of Dressing

08/11/2022 - 30/01/2022
Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum and Archives

An Exhibition of Illustrations of blocking boards - sock, glove, hat and jumper boards by local artist Aimee Labourne.

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Rooted/Flowing/Wild by Roberta Fulford

12/06/2021 - 31/08/2021
Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum and Archives, Lerwick

A must-see exhibition of painting, sculpture, site-specific installation and photography by Shetland based artist Roberta Fulford. Inspired by the islands wild beauty Roberta's bold artworks heavily feature water, wildlife and wilderness.

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Scotland's Coasts

15/07/2020 - 01/09/2020
Da Gadderie

A stunning collection of images and stories from Historic Environment Scotland celebrating our incredible coastline and the people who shaped it.

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