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Wallace AND Moray
Read moreThe story of William Wallace is central to the survival of Scotland as a nation and his victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in
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Langgarth House
Read moreLanggarth is one of Stirling’s great villas, designed by the architect William Leiper (1839 – 1916). Built in 1897, it was originally one in a
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Raploch Lion Roars Again
Read moreLast week, the latest addition to the Stirling Smith collections was unveiled by Stephen Kerr MP. It is a reproduction of a long-lost Raploch stone,
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William Littlejohn
Read moreThe Stirling Smith has a collection of some 850 major works of art which show different aspects of the history of Scottish, British and European
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John Allan, Architect
Read moreJohn Allan lived and worked in Stirling from 1870 – 1922, designing some of the most distinctive buildings here. These include some of the best
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Bruce and de Bohun
Read moreWith the approach of the 704th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn this weekend, it is worth re-visiting one of the Smith’s more famous paintings.
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Provost George Christie (1826 – 1902)
Read morePeople expect the Stirling Smith to have portraits of past Provosts of Stirling. This is not the case, for unlike the other major Scottish cities,
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Kitchen Range
Read moreKitchen cookers have developed dramatically in the last few decades. Microwave ovens have had wide public usage since the 1980s and now highly technical combination
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Gigantic Seat
Read moreWith the arrival of good gardening weather, why not take a break to visit Ailie’s Garden at the back of the Stirling Smith Art Gallery
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