Crofthouse Museum News Today

Pioneering research is being carried out to save a traditional Shetland crop and the unique crafts it sustains.

SHETLAND Amenity Trust (SAT) says it has commissioned a research project with two local straw makers to understand more about the growing of traditional Shetland aets (oats) - and they are looking for the public to get involved. The trust said the initiative is part of its...

SHETLAND Amenity Trust cut its deficit by around half over the last financial year - but some “difficult decisions” were made to keep the organisation sustainable. This included a restructure of management, which board chair Alison Moncrieff acknowledged was an unsettling...

THE Crofthouse Museum at Dunrossness will be opening for the summer season from Sunday 1 May. The site which give a glimpse into crofting life in the 1870s has been closed for the last two years due to Covid restrictions. Shetland Amenity Trust (SAT) has used the time during...

SHETLAND Wool Week is set to go ahead in person this September after two years of hosting online events due to the Covid pandemic. The festival will take place between 24 September and 2 October 2022. However it will be a scaled back version of the usual physical event, with the...

  Job Title: Crofthouse Museum Custodian Overview: We have an exciting opportunity for a pro-active individual to join our team to manage day to day operations at the Shetland Crofthouse Museum, providing an outstanding customer welcome and visitor experience.  The...