The Quizeum, Series 2, Episode 4 – The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Son_XiFNfKw
European Volunteering at the Stirling Smith
The Stirling Smith is very proud of all our interns and volunteers, past and present who have made such a positive impact on the Stirling Smith and its staff. On Monday 10th August 2015 we welcomed Christina Flöehr for a 4 week internship. The experience will support her Applied Museology/Museum
The Tomb of King Robert the Bruce
King Robert the Bruce died on 7 June 1329. His body was buried in Dunfermline Abbey and his heart was taken on crusade by Sir James Douglas. Douglas got as far as Teba in Spain, where he was killed in battle with the Moors. The heart was returned for burial
A London view of the Battle of Bannockburn, Liz Knutt
The Bannockburn exhibition at the Smith has some interesting new works of art. This painting, oil on panel, of Bruce slaying de Bohun is by the highly acclaimed London artist, Liz Knutt, who belongs to the Teddington Group. Liz Knutt trained at Edinburgh College of Art and spent many years
James Wedlake Bannockburn 700
James gives us an insight into the Smith’s own Bannockburn exhibition on the Art in Scotland TV webchannel.
The Stirling Ploughman, Henry Morley
The Stirling Smith has a number of works by the Stirling based artist Henry Morley (1870-1937), and in 2004 mounted a major exhibition on his life and work. Born in Nottingham, his art studies took him to Paris, where he studied at Julian’s Academy and fell in love with Stirling