Museums · Scottish Islands
Shetland Museum
Shetland Museum — maritime museum in Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Shetland Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2007. Address: ZE1 0EL. Wikidata describes it as: "maritime museum in Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 60.1578°, -1.1501°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The current building at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Charles III & Camilla (then the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay) and Queen Sonja of Norway.
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- Coordinates
- 60.1578, -1.1501
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE1 0EL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Phone
- +44 1595695057
- Established
- 2007
- Opening
- Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 12:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2278527 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shetland Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Shetlandmuseum Lerwick.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shetland Museum?
- Shetland Museum is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE1 0EL).
- When was Shetland Museum built?
- Built or established in 2007.
- Who owns Shetland Museum?
- Shetland Museum is owned by Shetland Islands Council.
- How do I get to Shetland Museum?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE1 0EL. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.