The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum

The Stirling Smith is the home of a significant collection of rare and unique artefacts, spanning centuries of Scottish, British and World history.

About The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum

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The collection is managed by the Smith's three full-time curatorial staff, and contains many remarkable objects, including a great many items of interest from the worlds of social history, ethnography, women's history, natural history, and fine art.

The Smith holds one of the most important collections in Scotland, and the exhibits which are on display are visited by guests from all over the world. We have a permanent exhibition on the premises, The Stirling Story, which recounts the history of the city of Stirling from its earliest origins through to present day.

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Upcoming Events at The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum

Exhibitions

The Man Who Could Paint Anything – The Legacy of Thomas Stuart Smith

1st March 2023 - 1st January 2028

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

This exhibition showcases some of The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum’s remarkable art collection.

Talks and Lectures

Kids who Kill in Scotland

6th December 2024

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

Join Scots Law Talks at the Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum for an exciting evening where we introduce our newest talk in the Criminal Law Series: Kids who Kill in Scotland!

Workshops

Forensics Workshop: The Disappearance of The Turners

7th December 2024

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

Solve the Mystery of The Disappearance of The Turners at this Scots Law Talks Forensic Workshop on 7th December at the Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum!

Talks and Lectures

The Guilty Act

7th December 2024

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

Join Scots Law Talks for an exciting evening where we deliver our Criminal Law Series: The Guilty Act event on Saturday 7th December at The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum!

Family and Kids

Christmas Cheer at The Smith

8th December 2024

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

Grab your Christmas jumper and pop over to The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum for a wee afternoon of festive cheer on 8th December!

Talks and Lectures

Talks at The Smith: The Throckmorton Letters: A Diplomat’s Despair

29th January 2025

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

Throckmorton’s letters from Edinburgh show a world controlled by fragile alliances, political intrigue and betrayal, telling the story of a kingdom on the brink of civil war.

Talks and Lectures

Talks at The Smith: University of Stirling Art Collection

26th February 2025

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

The University of Stirling Art Collection curators will introduce the magnificent collection of Scottish contemporary art that’s housed within the university’s modernist Pathfoot building.

Talks and Lectures

Talks at The Smith: Illuminating the Dark Ages: Old Kilmadock Pictish Cross Slab

26th March 2025

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

Dr Murray Cook gives this talk on the medieval cross slab discovered near Doune in 2020.

Talks and Lectures

Talks at The Smith: Great Scottish Writers: Lavinia Derwent

30th April 2025

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

Writer Adrian Ross gives this talk on children’s author and broadcaster Lavinia Derwent, who found huge success late in life, with memoirs about growing up on a farm in the Borders.

Talks and Lectures

Talks at The Smith: Photography: A Victorian Sensation

28th May 2025

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

Dr Morrison-Low will explore the nineteenth-century photographic collections held by the National Museums of Scotland and the impact photography had on the general public.

Friends of the Stirling Smith

Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum Dumbarton Road, Stirling FK8 2RQ

The Friends exist in order to help and support the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, which stands in Dumbarton Road, Stirling beneath the historic castle.

Days Out

Cowanes Hospital

49 St John Street, Stirling FK8 1ED

Cowane’s Hospital is a 17th Century Almshouse in the historic city of Stirling and is located in the area known as Top o’ the Town, just below Stirling Castle

Days Out

The National Wallace Monument

Abbey Craig Hillfoots Road, Causewayhead FK9 5LF

The Wallace Monument stands tall and proud outside the city of Stirling, overlooking the scene of Scotland’s victory at The Battle of Stirling Bridge.

Days Out

Briarlands Farm

Briarlands Farm Blairdrummond, Stirling FK9 4UP

Briarlands Farm at Blair Drummond, near Stirling, offers a fun day out for all the family in the fresh air.

Days Out

Go Ape Aberfoyle

The Lodge - Forest Visitor Centre. Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, Aberfoyle FK8 3SX

Go Ape Aberfoyle offers exhilarating and unrivalled outdoor activities less than an hour's drive north of Glasgow!

Days Out

Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park

Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park By Stirling, Stirling FK9 4UR

Located on a perfectly flat 160-acre estate just outside Stirling, Blair Drummond is Central Scotland’s most exciting family visitor attraction and the perfect place for a family day out.

Days Out

The Alpaca Trekking Centre

Moss Field Farm Thornhill, Stirling FK8 3QQ

We are a family run Alpaca Farm and Trekking Centre based in Thornhill, next to the Flanders Moss Nature Reserve.

Days Out

Forth Valley Food and Drink Festival

, Stirling

After a two-year break, the event will return on Saturday 24 August bringing together the local community and visitors to enjoy a big birthday bash.

Days Out

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum The Castle, Stirling FK8 1EH

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum is located in Stirling Castle, in the city of Stirling, Scotland.

Days Out

The Helix

4 Stadium Way, Falkirk FK2 9EE

The Helix is an innovative, contemporary people's park in Falkirk and home to the Kelpies - 30 metre high horse heads.

Days Out

Mugdock Country Park

Mugdock Country Park Milngavie, Mugdock G62 8EL

Located in beautiful semi-natural and formal landscapes yet only 10 miles from Glasgow city centre, Mugdock Country Park offers an exciting visit to the countryside.

Days Out