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Scalloway Museum, Shetland
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Scalloway Museum
Scalloway
Shetland
Scotland
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Collection details
Maritime, Social History, Weapons and War
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Contact details
General information (Tel)
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01595 880783 or 01595 880666
Website
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www.shetland-museum.org.uk
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Admission charges
Admission free
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Description
Scalloway was once the capital of Shetland but in later years has been a prosperous fishing port. Fishing features in the museum, yet the unique story concerns “The Shetland Bus”. In the Second World War there was a renewal of old contacts with Norway, and a small fleet of fishing boats ran a shuttle service taking refugees out and taking arms and freedom fighters in - the 'Shetland Bus Operation'. The Scalloway Museum tells the part Shetland played in WW2 through photographs, artefacts and interpretive panels.
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Key artists and exhibits
The Shetland Bus Operation
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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