- Collections
The Neish Collection
Read moreToday’s Stirling Smith object is an elegant writing stand, made for Shoreham Old Church in West Sussex. It is engraved with the words ‘For ye
- Exhibitions
Stirling Builders
Read moreA special exhibition from Historic Environment Scotland ran throughout the summer at the Stirling Smith and finished on Sunday 12 August. Called ‘Stirling Builds’, it
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Hospital Blues
Read moreDuring the Great War, there was a uniform which at one time was seen everywhere but is now largely forgotten. This was the Hospital or
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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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