Orkney's museum of Natural and Maritime History, founded in 1837. "A treasure trove of objects from across the centuries..."
Stromness Museum
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Today's date sees the Trooping the Colour for the King’s Official Birthday and #scotland vs #Haiti at #FIFAWorldCup. Big royal and football occasions often coincide, like when the Stromness Shopping Week Queen and her attendants met Rangers FC players George Young and Jerry Dawson 👑⚽
#TartanArmy
We wonder more about the Stronsay Beast with a long neck 'shaped like a concertina' than we do the Loch Ness Monster...
For #NationalPigeonDay, some very fancy pigeons courtesy of Emil Schachtzabel's Illustriertes Prachtwerk sämtlicher Taubenrassen (1906). More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/schachtzabel-pigeons
Is there much happening this week? ⚽
Think I may make this into my mobile ringtone. Our air raid siren making a rare outing at HMS Tern #Orkney
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The Graemsay Stromness #Orkney
"A Drake's Progress"
male Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) going for a wander at Birsay, #Orkney.
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #UKWildlife #Nature #Photography #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Eider #Duck #Quack 🪶 🦆
Tomorrow is the last day of this exhibition, featuring our Natural History Collections Assistant Dr Gareth Squire discussing our collections on film.
Congratulations to Peter Lord for his OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List! When Peter Lord isn’t making magic with fellow awardee David Sproxton at Aardman.com, he often likes to visit Orkney. 3 years ago he popped into Stromness Museum with Morph, who enjoyed having a blether with Buddo.
Do you fancy getting a unique view of Orkney this summer? Our Snorkel Safari’s with Kraken Diving feature as one of some great ‘Craft your Adventure’ suggestions from NorthLink Ferries for July: shorturl.at/N0WU6. 🤿 🌊 🦀
ℹ️ Find out how to book your underwater odyssey here: shorturl.at/eMQk6
Ever wondered what inspired the legend of the Loch Ness Monster? Watch our latest video with our curator Chris for clues about a real-life creature on display in Discover: Museum Wonders with four powerful flippers and a neck that could stretch for days.
Tracing the Natural World is a display that brings together Orkney and Vietnam through film, sound, and sensory perception, exploring how place is experienced through everyday life on display until 13 June 2026
Tracing the Natural World is supported by the @britisharts #ConnectionsThroughCulture
