News & Events
Shetland Amenity Trust hosted the 2013 UK Maritime Heritage Forum annual meeting at Shetland Museum and Archives last week. Thirty delegates from a diverse range of organisations attended, with the main focus being on the conservation of traditional craft, and the passing on of maritime skills.
Shetland and Orkney's literature will take centre stage in a major new project being launched this weekend in Edinburgh. The project will culminate in spring of 2014 with a specially designed exhibition at Shetland Museum and Archives, and will include activities for school pupils, new contemporary writing and a series of public events.
Shetland Museum and Archives has again maintained a five star grading following a recent assessment by Visit Scotland.
Shetland Amenity Trust - the organisation with a remit to celebrate and champion Shetland's natural and cultural heritage - has recently launched a new website.
The new webcam at Sumburgh Head went live this week, as building and restoration work continues to gather pace.
Constrcution work on The Sumburgh Head Project, led by Shetland Amenity Trust, in partnership with the RSPB and in co-operation with the Northern Lighthouse Board, is due to begin this summer.