Museum

The Shetland Museums Service operates three museums. The main museum at the Hillhead in Lerwick covers all aspects of Shetland's history from archaeology to the modern day oil industry. The museum also has regular exhibitions of local contemporary art. The museums collection of over 60,000 photographs can also be viewed on-line at special terminals. For more information please click here.

The Crofthouse Museum is situated in Dunrossness and represents the sights and smells of a typical thatched cottage from around 1890. The Böd of Gremista situated on the outskirts of Lerwick is a typical 18th century fishing booth.

Opening times are as follows:

Shetland Museum

Open - Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10am – 5pm
Closed - Sunday, Monday and Tuesday up to 31st March 2005 when the museum closes in preparation to move to the new museum.

Crofthouse Museum

Open - 1st May to 30th September from 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm every day.

Böd of Gremista Museum

Open - 1st June to 19th September from 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Together with the archives, the museum is actively engaged in creating a new museum and archives due to open in 2006 at Hay's Dock in Lerwick. As well as taking visitors through Shetland's past the facility will act as a hub for the network for many of the heritage groups throughout the islands.

Staff:

Tommy Watt: Curator
Ian Tait: Assistant Curator
Lynsey Rendall: Museum Assistant
Kirsty Kennedy: Lifelong Learning Officer

Contact details:

Shetland Museum
Lower Hillhead
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 OEL

Tel: (01595) 695057
Fax: 01595 696729
E-mail: museum@sic.shetland.gov.uk