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    National Poetry Day 2019 at The Stirling Smith

    UK National Poetry Day 2019 had Truth as a theme.  This was a tough concept for Stirling’s young people, but the almost 180 entries from

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  • 12 Sep
    Blog Post

    Oswald is the TOP Member of Staff

    Always a great trick question at The Smith:  Who is the most important member of staff working here? Sixteen year old Oswald’s tale of how he arrived

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  • 12 Sep
    Blog Post

    Scary Teacher

    “Is this how bad it was in school in the old days, granddad?”  That’s the question in the minds of children from Strathdevon School, Dollar.

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  • 13 Aug
    Blog Post

    Michael McGinnes 40 years service at The Stirling Smith

    Michael first started work at the Stirling Smith back in August 1979, at a time when Margaret Thatcher had not long been handed the keys

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  • 24 Jan
    Exhibitions

    Gallery Two Refurbishment

    Exciting times at The Smith! Work is about to start on renovating Gallery Two so we can bring you a beautifully refurbished space and a

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  • 27 Nov
    Blog Post

    Dear Torbrex Tam

    ‘Torbrex Tam’ is the name given to the oldest known inhabitant of Stirling. He lived about 4000 years ago, and was buried in Torbrex. His

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  • 27 Nov
    Events

    National Poetry Day Finalists

    The Stirling Smith Poet in Residence, Dr John Coutts, judged over 80 entries to our competition on the National Poetry Day theme of CHANGE. A

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  • 31 Aug
    Blog Post

    Simón Bolívar

    Three years ago, a much-neglected canvas, torn, battered and with paint loss, listed as ‘Man in Uniform. Artist Unknown’ in the Smith collections was the

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  • 24 Aug
    Blog Post

    Star of Snowdon

    Snowdon is the ancient poetic name for Stirling. In 1859, the Star of Snowdon Purity Brooch was a piece of Stirling-inspired jewellery made for the

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