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Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum

You haven't seen Stirling until you have seen 'The Smith' - It's the soul of Stirling.

The Stirling Smith is the home of a significant collection of rare and unique artefacts, spanning centuries of Scottish, British and World history.  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. The Stirling Story is a permanent exhibition, which recounts the history of the city of Stirling from its earliest origins through to present day. The Stirling Story has many important objects from Stirling's past and present in the displays, and additions are made on a regular basis.  Here can be discovered the works of Christian Maclagan, Britain's first female archaeologist, the striking artwork of Joseph Denovan Adam, artefacts from the Stirling Guildry and Seven Incorporated Trades of Stirling, marble busts of local people, and a great many more items, both unique and ordinary.

The Stirling Smith is also home to the world's oldest football and curling stone.

• Cafe 
• Shop
• Gardens
• Picnic Area

Opening Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday: 10.30am to 5pm
Sunday: 2pm - 5pm

Free admission and parking

Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions:

Photographs by June Waley.
11 June - 28 August
  Natural Observations. An exhibition of photographs by June Waley. Based in Kippen, June Waley delights in photographing the natural world. In 2001, she designed Ailie's Garden, the biodiversity teaching area which surrounds the Stirling Smith. 

The Platt Bequest.
24 June - 18 September
Leon Jablonski Platt (1839-1914) was Stirling's first resident dentist. A collector of art, coins and Japanese inro (amongst other things), he left most of his collection to the Stirling Smith.

Andrew Doolan Award entries.
18 - 31 July
presented by the Royal Institute of Architects for Scotland.

The paintings of Patricia Cain and Sam Cartman.
24 September - 6 November

Textile Season.
12 November 2011 - 19 February 2012
Celtic Fringe Exhibition.

Not just embroidery.
January - March 2012
The work of the Stirling Embroiderer's Guild. 

The Marquis of Montrose
1 March - 30 June 2012

Click here for a history of the Stirling Smith