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.

Exhibitions

Embroidered Excellence: Treasures from the RSN Collection

31st July 2024 - 10th November 2024

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum continues the celebration of their 150th anniversary with an exhibition showcasing treasures from the renowned Royal School of Needlework (RSN).

Talks and Lectures

Talks at The Smith: Scottish Political Economy: Then and Now

30th October 2024

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

Following the celebration of Adam Smith, Professor Dow offers this fascinating exploration of Scottish political economy, from the eighteenth century to the present.

Talks and Lectures

Talks at The Smith: What Makes A Loud Poet

27th November 2024

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

Dr Ailes is our perfect guide to ‘loud’ poetry. With explanations illustrated by performances, this will be an entertaining and enlightening pre-Christmas session like no other!

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.

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