• Shetland Museum and Archives is a five star VisitScotland rated Visitor Attraction, which welcomes an average of 86,000 visitors per year.
  • Explore Shetland's history further through the extensive archive collections. The Shetland Museum and Archives also houses a gift shop.
  • The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The new Shetland Museum at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Queen...
  • If you plan to hop over to the Shetland Museum and Archives via plane, you have many options available.
  • Shetland Museum and Archives is located on Hay's Dock, which was restored during the building of this award winning visitor attraction.
  • Our volunteers demonstrated knitting and spinning at the Shetland Textile Museum this summer for those that can only access the museum online.
  • Sits on the restored historic Hay's Dock in Lerwick, providing a gateway from which to explore Shetland's rich heritage and culture.
  • The Galleries Shetland Museum and Archives galleries span over 2 floors and take the visitor on a journey through time from the early beginnings of Shetland...
  • Shetland Museum and Archives is managed and funded by way of a Service Level Agreement between Shetland Amenity Trust and Shetland Islands Council.
  • Explore the bold, powerful, and inspiring images of one of the most iconic photographers of the 20th century at Shetland
  • Explore the history of the Shetland Islands in this fascinating museum, from the earliest geological remains to the present day.
  • The museum also includes a working lighthouse mechanism, a small gallery, a boat-building workshop and an archive for tracing Shetland ancestry.
  • Bring your little explorers along to the Shetland Museum & Archives for our heritage-filled fun sessions, designed especially for under 5's - where history...