Shetland Museum and Archives

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Shetland Museum and Archives is the main cultural and heritage museum of the Shetland Islands, showcasing the region’s history, archaeology, and traditional life.

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Shetland Museum and Archives canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archive
cultural institution
museum
architect Basil Spence Practice (successor firm) / BDP-associated design team NERFINISHED
awarded Civic Trust Award NERFINISHED
RIBA Award NERFINISHED
coordinateLocation 60.155°N 1.140°W
country United Kingdom
focusesOn Shetland crofting
Shetland fishing industry
Shetland maritime heritage
Shetland textiles and knitwear
archaeology of the Shetland Islands
history of the Shetland Islands
traditional life in Shetland
hasCollection Shetland archaeology collection
Shetland maritime history collection
Shetland photographic archives NERFINISHED
Shetland social history collection
Shetland textile and knitwear collection NERFINISHED
Shetland written archives NERFINISHED
hasEducationalProgram community events
heritage workshops
schools outreach
hasPart archives reading room
boat hall
café
education spaces
permanent galleries
shop
temporary exhibition spaces
hasView Lerwick harbour NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation main cultural and heritage museum of the Shetland Islands
inception 2007
languageOfWorkOrName English
Scots NERFINISHED
Shetland dialect
locatedIn Hay’s Dock NERFINISHED
Lerwick NERFINISHED
Scotland
Shetland Islands NERFINISHED
operator Shetland Amenity Trust NERFINISHED
ownedBy Shetland Amenity Trust NERFINISHED
publicAccess yes
reopened 2007
replaced earlier Shetland Museum in Lerwick
website https://www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk/

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Subject: Shetland Museum and Archives
Description of subject: Shetland Museum and Archives is the main cultural and heritage museum of the Shetland Islands, showcasing the region’s history, archaeology, and traditional life.

Referenced by (1)

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Lerwick hasInstitution Shetland Museum and Archives