Shetland Amenity Trust
Celebrating and championing Shetland’s cultural and natural heritage
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Welcome
Our mission is to safeguard, enhance, and promote Shetland's heritage, ensuring it is accessible to be enjoyed by all.
Shetland Amenity Trust constantly strives to preserve and enhance everything that is distinctive about Shetland's cultural and natural heritage, promoting access to it whether physical or intellectual.
The Trust was created in 1983 and has since delivered an extensive range of high quality heritage and culture projects, in partnership with a range of local, national and international agencies.
We continue to be pro-active in seeking new opportunities and identifying new funding sources, to further enhance the heritage and culture experience for local Shetland people and visitors to our islands.
We are part of a community which takes great pride and pleasure in our cultural and natural heritage, embracing traditions, dialect and our physical environment in all of our activities.
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29May
Talking Toevakuddis
Hazel Hughson, Barbara Ridland and Joan Fraser explored the use of cloth to pay taxes in a series of thought-provoking art forms in their recent Gadderie exhibition, inspiring us to consider why and how cloth was fulled in the sea and the hard work and dangers faced whilst producing this essential commodity. Many visitors to the exhibition were intrigued by the title and subject of the artists’ work – the word toevakuddi being as unfamiliar as the processes involved. Eileen Brooke-Freeman takes a look at the significance of the toevakoddi place names in Shetland.
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08May
Bold new photographic exhibition celebrates the significant role of women in the fishing industry
A compelling new photographic exhibition that pays homage to the integral role women have played in the fishing industry will open this weekend at the Shetland Museum and Archives in a collaboration between Shetland Amenity Trust and Shetland Arts.
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28Apr
Shetland Wool Week patron and nature inspired hat pattern announced
The Shetland Wool Week patron for 2023 has been named today as Shetland-based nurse and talented Fair Isle knitter, Alison Rendall, at a launch event held this evening at the Shetland Museum and Archives.
Bold new photographic exhibition celebrates the significant role of women in the fishing industry

A compelling new photographic exhibition that pays homage to the integral role women have played in the fishing industry will open this weekend at the Shetland Museum and Archives in a collaboration between Shetland Amenity Trust and Shetland Arts.
The exhibition which is called ‘Fisherwomen’ is part of a national touring show and is the work of social documentary photographer Craig Easton. It explores the work of women along the historic route of the old herring fleet from Shetland to Great Yarmouth and their work in the processing of the fishing fleets’ catch.
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Shetland Museum And Archives
Discover a world of heritage and culture at Shetland Museum and Archives ... more
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Interpretation
Discover a range of interpretive materials to navigate Shetland ... more
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Key Events
Discover a range of fantastic events ... more
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Natural Heritage
Discover the amazing natural heritage of the islands ... more
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Archaeology
Discover ancient settlements and people ... more
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Place Names
Discover how our ancestors influenced our place names ... more
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Architectural Heritage
Discover the hidden architectural treasures being conserved and restored ... more
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Environmental Heritage
Discover how we protect our beautiful environment ... more
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Woodlands
Discover native plants, rare species and even trees ... more
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Grant Aid
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