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Gartincaber Tower -The Heart of Scotland
Read more‘Stirling, Scotland’s Heart’ was an advertising campaign of 2012, but the idea has been current for much longer. In 1799, Gartincaber Tower was built by
- Collections
Coal Mining Heritage
Read moreLast week, Stirling Council launched a mining heritage website , which features information held in Stirling Libraries and Archives, and the information boards from the
- Exhibitions
Painting the Forth
Read moreEpic landscape painting of the type which helped shape national consciousness in the 18th and 19th centuries is no longer practised, but the work of
- Events
King Robert the Bruce
Read moreThe story of King Robert the Bruce has been told and re-told ever since he captured England’s best poet, Robert Baston, at the battle of
- Collections
A Stirling Cup of Tea
Read moreThis delightful cup, saucer and plate set is a recent gift to the Stirling Smith collections by Mr William Fraser. The cup features the Old
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Stirling Castle from Raploch by Rushbury, 1946
Read moreThis fine Stirling view is a recent addition to the Stirling Smith collections, secured thanks to funding from Stirling Common Good Fund and through the
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The Wallace Monument
Read moreCurrently, the Scottish Society of Architect Artists members are showing their works at the Stirling Smith. The SSAA, founded in 1987, currently has around 90 members
- Collections
Thomson’s Carriage Works
Read moreToday’s object from the Stirling Smith collections is an advertising card for the firm of George Thomson, Carriage Builder, issued at the Edinburgh International Industrial
- Intern Reports
Intern Experiences, Vital Art Exhibition, The Scottish Society of Architect Artists
Read moreAlice Martin, Art Intern, Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum Initially the idea of curating and hanging my first professional exhibition seemed quite daunting
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