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Doon the Coast Photography Competition Returns for 2024
“Hit Me With Your Best Shot!” is the ask from Orkney Harbours with the return of their Doon the Coast photography competition in 2024.
15 May 2024
Orkney's artefacts 'absolutely essential' to understanding our past, says Mary Beard
Eminent historian Professor Mary Beard visited Orkney last week to formally open an exhibition of two decades of findings from the Ness of Brodgar excavation.
14 May 2024
Orkney’s seagrass beds the focus of new Westray Heritage Centre exhibition
A deep-rooted partnership project between primary pupils at Westray Junior High School and the island’s Heritage Centre has led to the opening of a new exhibition focusing on seagrass beds.
06 May 2024
Professor Mary Beard to Open Ness of Brodgar Exhibition
This summer’s flagship Ness of Brodgar exhibition at the Orkney Museum will be officially opened by Professor Mary Beard next month
23 April 2024
Story of the endangered flapper skate comes to life in a new film
One of Orkney’s rarest animals – the flapper skate – is the focus of a new short film due for release this week. 31st March 2024.
29 March 2024