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Bus, ferry and Museum changes for 'Hoy on Hoy' event and visit by Sir Chris
The Council is advising of changes to public transport and to Scapa Flow Museum opening times as a result of the ‘Hoy on Hoy’ events on the island on Saturday 17 September.
30 August 2022
Scapa Flow Museum appears on BBC1 in Who Do You Think You Are
Scapa Flow Museum has made an appearance in BBC1 series Who Do You Think You Are, in an epsiode featuring actor Ralf Little.
01 July 2022
Local arts opportunity for national COVID memorial
Orkney Islands Council is reminding local artists of a unique opportunity to create a COVID memorial in close collaboration with the Orkney community, as part of the national ‘Remembering Together’ programme.
27 June 2022
GMB100 public art formally opens with nod to refugee week
George Mackay Brown enthusiasts are invited to attend a poignant formal opening this International Refugee Week of 'Travellers', the public art installation commissioned for the centenary of the writer's birth.
20 June 2022
Scapa Flow Museum 'Favourite Object' blog - a sign with a sad story - Nick Hewitt
Nick Hewitt from our Culture team tells us about how a simple road sign in the Museum's stores stopped him in his tracks.
17 June 2022