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Scapa Flow Museum
Scapa Flow Museum — museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Scapa Flow Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1990. Part of Orkney Museums. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 58.8338°, -3.1972°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Scapa Flow Museum is a war museum in Lyness on the Island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. Housed within a refurbished Romney hut and oil fuel pump house at the former Lyness royal naval base HMS Proserpine, the museum charts the history of Orkney's involvement in World War I and World War II. The museum is named after the body of water to the east of Hoy, Scapa Flow, which was the Royal Navy's chief naval base during both world wars. The museum originally opened in 1990, and became part of Orkney Islands Council's Museums Service in 2000. The museum closed in 2017, and reopened to the public after a £4.4-million refurbishment in July 2022. Scapa Flow Museum was shortlisted for the Art Fund Museum of the Year Award in 2023.
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- Coordinates
- 58.8338, -3.1972
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW16 3NR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Established
- 1990
- Official site
- www.orkneymuseums.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q13446021 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scapa Flow Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: ScapaFlowVisitorCentreRLH.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scapa Flow Museum?
- Scapa Flow Museum is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW16 3NR).
- When was Scapa Flow Museum built?
- Built or established in 1990.
- Is Scapa Flow Museum free to visit?
- Yes, Scapa Flow Museum is free to enter.
- How do I get to Scapa Flow Museum?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW16 3NR. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.