- Stirling Stories
Blast Shelter, Bandeath
Read moreFor a six week period, the prestigious Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour has an exhibition at the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum. The
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Gartincaber Tower -The Heart of Scotland
Read more‘Stirling, Scotland’s Heart’ was an advertising campaign of 2012, but the idea has been current for much longer. In 1799, Gartincaber Tower was built by
- Collections
Coal Mining Heritage
Read moreLast week, Stirling Council launched a mining heritage website , which features information held in Stirling Libraries and Archives, and the information boards from the
- Exhibitions
Painting the Forth
Read moreEpic landscape painting of the type which helped shape national consciousness in the 18th and 19th centuries is no longer practised, but the work of
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King Robert the Bruce
Read moreThe story of King Robert the Bruce has been told and re-told ever since he captured England’s best poet, Robert Baston, at the battle of
- Collections
A Stirling Cup of Tea
Read moreThis delightful cup, saucer and plate set is a recent gift to the Stirling Smith collections by Mr William Fraser. The cup features the Old
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Stirling Castle from Raploch by Rushbury, 1946
Read moreThis fine Stirling view is a recent addition to the Stirling Smith collections, secured thanks to funding from Stirling Common Good Fund and through the
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The Wallace Monument
Read moreCurrently, the Scottish Society of Architect Artists members are showing their works at the Stirling Smith. The SSAA, founded in 1987, currently has around 90 members
- Collections
Thomson’s Carriage Works
Read moreToday’s object from the Stirling Smith collections is an advertising card for the firm of George Thomson, Carriage Builder, issued at the Edinburgh International Industrial
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