John Allan, Architect

    John Allan (1847-1922) created some of Stirling’s most striking and unusual buildings.  His designs used red brick, steel and lead combined with carved creamy stonework to create distinctive tenements, shops and dwellings.  His use of symbols and mottoes make his buildings particularly memorable.  Wolfcraig, Batterflats and numerous villas

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Sketch Saturdays: an exhibition of works by the Smith sketching group

The Sketch Class was set up in the Smith in May 2000 by artist and art historian Peter Russell.  They have run continuously since and remarkably, three of the original group are still attending: Maureen Campbell; Elizabeth Dougal and Christine Morrison. The sessions run from 1pm to 3.30pm, meeting in

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Passions and Peonies

Stirling – based artist Greer Ralston returns to the Smith with a stunning exhibition of new, elegiac work, giving a whole new meaning to flower painting. Passionate about peonies, she has sought the finest blooms from specialist growers to immortalise on canvas, and is fast becoming Scotland’s Georgia O’Keeffe. Greer

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Disrupting Dementia

Disrupting Dementia a tartan design project which visited 17 different Alzheimer Scotland centres all over Scotland,  from Kilmarnock in the south to Shetland in the north and Stornoway in the west to Bonnyrigg in the east. People living with dementia used a range of materials including coloured acetate and ribbon

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The Stirling Story

The Stirling Story The best way to learn about our region, is to explore our main exhibition The exhibition follows a path through the ages, examining major events and people who made Stirling and the surrounding area such an important place in the history of Scotland. Start your Journey with

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