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10 September 2026
Community engagement to get underway on Orkney World Heritage Site Programme
A community engagement exercise is due to get underway this month on future plans for the UNESCO Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site.
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26 August 2026
VACMA funding returns for Orkney's artists and craft makers
The Visual Artists and Craft Makers (VACMA) Award is now open for applications by Orkney artists, for the thirteenth year running, to help develop new directions and deepen skills.
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20 July 2026
'The Wey Wae Spaek' - dialect event at Kirbuster Farm Museum
Orkney Islands Council is excited to share an event celebrating the Orkney dialect, taking place at Kirbuster Farm Museum on Saturday 25 July from 2:00-3:30pm.
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8 July 2026
Kirbuster Farm Museum to host a heritage food open day
Orkney Islands Council is delighted to invite the public to a special open day at Kirbuster Farm Museum on Saturday 11 July, 11am to 4pm, celebrating ‘Sooans’, a traditional heritage food made from oats that was once a dietary staple in Orkney homes.
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30 June 2026
New exhibition at Orkney Museum explores Orkney’s links to transatlantic slavery
A new art exhibition exploring Orkney's historical connections to the transatlantic slave trade goes on display in Orkney Museum’s recently transformed exhibition room and runs from Saturday 4 July until Saturday 26 September 2026.
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11 June 2026
Orkney Celebrates Ukrainian and Scottish Folklore During Refugee Festival Scotland
Orkney Islands Council has organised two events as part of Refugee Festival Scotland this month, celebrating the cultural heritage and creative contributions of Ukrainian refugees now living in…
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5 June 2026
Broad Street closed this Sunday for routine high level surveys of Kirkwall Town Hall
Routine survey work is due to take place on the Kirkwall Town Hall this Sunday 7 June - weather permitting.
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13 May 2026
Unnatural Arrivals: New Orkney Museum Exhibition Brings Art and Conservation Together in Response to Stoat Crisis
The Orkney Museum will present a timely new exhibition, "Unnatural Arrivals - The Stoat Crisis in Orkney", opening on 9 May and running until 20 June 2026. The exhibition is a collaboration between a…
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3 April 2026
Lines of Light, Letters of George Mackay Brown exhibition opening at Orkney Museum
On Saturday 4 April, Orkney Museum will open ‘Lines of Light, Letters of George Mackay Brown’, a new exhibition by artist Ian Charles Scott celebrating his creative relationship with the poet.
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2 March 2026
Unique Wartime Photography Exhibition at Orkney Museum
Orkney Museum is excited to support a special exhibition showcasing the work of the NHS Orkney Photo Group, originally created for the Orkney Vintage Club Rally, in a project that bridges the past…