Scalloway Museum
Museum in Shetland, Scotland
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Scalloway Museum is a local museum in Scalloway, Shetland.[1][2][3] The museum has collections that cover the history of the Shetland Islands as well as historical subjects such as the Shetland bus operations.[2][3][4] The museum also holds local historical records.[5] The museum is located in the centre of Scalloway.[3]
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History
The museum began in 1985 under the direction of the local Scalloway History Group.[2] Between 2007 and 2011, an abandoned woollen mill adjacent to Scalloway Castle was restored and converted to house the museum to a plan by Richard Gibson Architects.[6] In 2012, the museum reopened in the former mill with an official opening ceremony by Jens Stoltenberg, the Prime Minister of Norway.[1][2][6]