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Shetland Museum & Archives is open. Drop in and visit us, no booking is necessary.
Free to visit - As always, entry to the Museum and Archives is free but now more than ever we need your support - please consider making a donation.
Shetland Museum & Archives is open. Drop in and visit us, no booking is necessary.
Free to visit - As always, entry to the Museum and Archives is free but now more than ever we need your support - please consider making a donation.
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.
Read moreShetland 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.
Read moreShetland 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.
Read moreWe want to make sure we continue to offer an excellent experience for all visitors with additional needs .
Read moreOver 70 years after his discovery in a Northmavine peat bog, Gunnister Man continues to intrigue. Last week Shetland Museum curator, ...
Read moreWe have an exciting new position for a Cultural Heritage Manager to lead our work in protecting, enhancing and promoting Shetland’s ...
Read moreShetland Amenity Trust is pleased to announce that food and drink will once again be on the menu having reached an agreement with The ...
Read moreShetland Museum and Archives will be kicking off its Year of Stories by marking the 100th anniversary of the burial of Sir Ernest ...
Read moreA new awe-inspiring display of Shetland fine knitted lace spanning two centuries is now available to view at the Shetland Museum and ...
Read more'Tending the Light', the Shetland Festival of Care 2022, launches on Friday 18 February at the Shetland Museum and Archives. It ...
Read moreWe are delighted to announce that the Shetland Museum and Archives will re-open from tomorrow (Tuesday 8 February) following a ...
Read moreA fortnight ago some women and men from the South Mainland of Shetland marched in Glasgow with torches. They were commemorating the ...
Read moreWe’re missing Up Helly Aa again - not just a fire spectacle but a major social event, with dances and performances in many venues in ...
Read moreWe apologise for the delay in reopening the museum and archives this year.
Read moreThe New Year of 1872 began in a special way in Shetland. On the first of January Sheriff William Guthrie began hearings in the Queens ...
Read moreThe Town Council decided which day the Christmas holiday should be on, there had been petitions. After some deliberation they settled ...
Read moreShetland Museum and Archives is delighted to announce that it will be celebrating and showcasing many of Shetland’s untold stories ...
Read moreThe heritage of a number of important religious artefacts from some of Shetland’s churches is to be preserved for future generations ...
Read moreThomas Hardy, probably the Victorian novelist most familiar with the grit of rural life, described the work of his agricultural ...
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