Treasures & Tales
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[Tom Muir, Engagement & Exhibitions Officer] In part 1 we looked at some of the artefacts belonging to the writer and folklorist, Walter Traill Dennison (1825-94) that had been kindly … Continue reading Walter Traill Dennison Donation Part 2
[Tom Muir, Engagement & Exhibitions Officer] When it comes to Orkney’s folklore and folk tales there really is only one true master. No, not me, I merely follow in the … Continue reading Walter Traill Dennison Donation Part 1
[Tom Muir, Engagement & Exhibitions Officer] The summer exhibition for 2022 was meant to have coincided with the finish of the Newark Project, looking at the eroding cemetery in Deerness, … Continue reading The Newark Project: the story so far. Summer exhibition 2022
PART 2 by Andrzej A. Romaniuk (PhD in archaeology, MSc in osteoarchaeology) A word of introduction for Part 2 This blog post follows directly Why, Where and How?: Investigating small … Continue reading Why, Where and How?: Investigating small mammals remains
PART 1 by Andrzej A. Romaniuk (PhD in archaeology, MSc in osteoarchaeology) A word of introduction for Part 1 Having a chance from the Orkney Museum, I would like to … Continue reading Why, Where and How?: Investigating small mammals remains
We are resuming more regular blog posts once again, now that the summer exhibition about Newark is up and running and the new Scapa Flow Museum has opened its doors … Continue reading Rare Orkney Chair
Tom Muir, Engagement & Exhibitions Officer, Orkney Museum. The new Scapa Flow Museum opens on Saturday 2nd July 2022. It is still based at the former fleet’s pumphouse at Lyness, … Continue reading Scapa Flow Museum Part 2, The Galleries
The new Scapa Flow Museum opens on Saturday, 2nd July 2022. The historic pumphouse building has been restored back to its original appearance and a new world class exhibition space … Continue reading Scapa Flow Museum Part 1, The Pumphouse
[Tom Muir, Engagement & Exhibitions Officer] Sylvia Hays exhibition provided a much needed splash of colour to a dull, November morning. These photographs do not do the paintings justice, but … Continue reading Sylvia Hays, “An Unappropriated World”: Recent Paintings. Orkney Museum 6th-27th November 2021
[Tom Muir & Ellen Pesci] On Saturday 14th August we had a special visitor to the Orkney Museum. Katrina Clitherow is the granddaughter of Barbara Clitherow, nee Yule, the winner … Continue reading A Family Ba’ Reunion
