Between Islands Project, Film 2 (Western Isles) Lewis from Murdoch Mackenzie’s map The second in our series of Between Islands short films is now available to view.Made by Zoe Paterson Macinnes, the piece is entitled “Spirit” and is on the subject of Gaelic psalm singing. It features an interview with Isobel Ann Martin from the […]
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Between Islands: culture and life in Atlantic Scotland Rachel Boak [Curator] A new exhibition showcasing Orkney art and artists as part of the Between Islands project opens on 13 August at Orkney Museum, complementing the crafts display at Kirbuster Museum, which re-opened at the end of July. The Between Islands project has been devised by
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World War II – HMS Proserpine: Service Life at Lyness Panel from temporary exhibition at the Scapa Flow Museum. The text, with extra images, are featured in this blog. Scapa Flow was home to thousands of navy and military personnel during WW2. Some loved it and some loathed it, but for most it was an
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World War II – Local Life The Orkney Blast During the war various small newspapers were produced by different units, aimed at a limited audience. By 1945 these included a WRNS magazine, Hoy Polloy. The Orkney writer, Eric Linklater, who was serving as a Royal Engineer Major in Orkney and Shetland Defences (OSDef), had the
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Orkney Dialect The interior of an old Orkney house. Author [Dr Tom Rendall, Orkney Museum] Ploughing with an ox. The inspiration for my studies of the Orkney dialect was generated by a lifelong interest in the way dialect was used in Orkney and the variations that provide such a mosaic of nuances, words phrases and
Between Islands Project, Film 1 (Western Isles) Herring fishing boats in Kirkwall Harbour. Tom Kent. The Between Islands Project is a collaboration between the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland. Among the projects was to have been three exhibitions, one in each of the island groups, but this has had to be cancelled due to Covid
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Kirbuster Museum – Between Islands Project Kirbuster Museum Author: Rachel Boak [Curator] A new display at Kirbuster Museum highlights objects connected with Orkney crafts as part of the Between Islands project. The project has been devised by Stornoway arts centre An Lanntair with the aim of collectively promoting the heritage and culture of Orkney, Shetland and the
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Sculpture in the Orkney Museum [Author, Rachel Boak, Curator] Orkney Islands Council sculpture now online at Art UK Rebecca Marr photographing bust of WE Gladstone by Thomas Woolner; photograph by Rhona Taylor, Art UK After a lengthy checking and uploading process, Orkney Islands Council’s collection has now joined thousands of other sculptures online. On the
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World War I – Battle of Jutland Panel from temporary exhibition at the Scapa Flow Museum. The text, with extra images, are featured in this blog about the Battle of Jutland The Battle of Jutland – 31st May to 1st June 1916 The Battle of Jutland in 1916 was the greatest naval engagement of the
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World War I – HMS Hampshire Panel from temporary exhibition at the Scapa Flow Museum. The text, with extra images, are featured in this blog. A few days after returning from the Battle of Jutland, HMS Hampshire was sunk when she hit a mine off Marwick Head on 5 June 1916. Among those lost was
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