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.

Fair Work
We have adopted the Fair Work principles.

News rss

• 21Nov

  Research project commissioned to encourage locals to grow more oats

  Shetland Amenity Trust has commissioned a research project with two local straw makers to understand more about the growing of traditional Shetland Aets - and they are looking for the public to get involved.   

• 21Nov

  ‘Logical Confusion’, a retrospective exhibition of Mike McDonnell opens this weekend at the Shetland Museum

  An ambitious new exhibition dedicated to the artistry of well-known local artist Mike McDonnell opens on Saturday 25 November at the Shetland Museum and Archives. The retrospective, ‘Logical Confusion’, shows the diversity of Mike’s work as an artist, community activist and creative initiator.

• 20Nov

  Winter weekend fundraiser as Sumburgh Head celebrates Christmas

  Christmas is coming! Join us at Sumburgh Head Lighthouse and Visitor Centre as it opens for a fundraising winter weekend to kick off the festive season.