The Stirling Smith

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The Smith is open Wednesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm. TW: Please note this exhibition contains photographs of subjects relating to war and death which some individuals may find distressing. 📷Alisa Martynova

We are very pleased to host the The Royal Photographic Society Documentary Photography Awards 2023 Exhibition. 📷 The exhibition opens today, however it's only here for a short time before it continues its tour across the UK. Stop by and see it now until 28 July.

Authors of 'The Complete Scottish Sketches of R. B. Cunninghame Graham' Lachlan Munro & Robin Cunninghame Graham will be at the Scotland International Perspectives conference! 📍 The Stirling Smith Museum & Art Gallery @smithmuseum 🕦 11.30am 12th May smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk/product/don-ro…

We're looking for a Schools Learning Officer 📢 If you'd like to join our team, check out the link below from @gem_jobs or visit our website.

Tickets still available, get yours today! 🤠

😃The #Stirling900 launch continued this afternoon with a community event at the @smithmuseum, hosted by Provost Elaine Watterson. 🔎 Some of Stirling's historical treasures were on show at the event, including the ancient key of Stirling & the world's oldest curling stone.

@justrena Thanks so much for your glowing review, Rena 🥰 Just what we like to read after returning to the office on Monday!

🗝 #Stirling900 gets underway @stirlingcastle with a ceremonial opening of the castle gates by the Earl of Mar. 👋 We can't wait to welcome everyone to #Stirling over the next 12 months as we celebrate the city’s rich history and heritage.

You'll get a chance to see the Blue Blanket up close next year when we have the National Museums Scotland silver casket believed to have belonged to Mary Queen of Scots on display here at The Smith! #Stirling900

It is said that if Mary needed to call her loyal subjects to arms, the banner would be hung from the cross on Broad Street, Stirling. It was mostly used for ceremonial ocassions for hundred of years, and that is why it is in such a delicate condition.

Imagine unfurling something that Mary Queen of Scots created 😮 Here is a glimpse behind the scenes today as we work on a project with University of Stirling. This is the Blue Blanket, a saltire banner that Queen Mary and 'the four Marys' (her besties) sewed together. 👸💁‍♀️💁‍♀️💁‍♀️💁‍♀️

The loan is generously supported by the Weston Loan Programme with @artfund. You can find out more about this wonderful casket here - nms.ac.uk/explore-our-co…

We are thrilled to announce that we will be exhibiting this extraordinary silver casket believed to have belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots next year! 👑 We will be borrowing this national treasure from @NtlMuseumsScot from the 30 April – 31 August 2025.

Join us this Friday for the opening celebration of the exhibition. Drop in between 6-8pm on Friday 19 April. smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk/product/openin… The Smith is open Wednesday - Sunday, 10am-5pm.

Before he was a practicing artist, Andrew was a Shop Stewart who took part in the Strike by organising and delivering food parcels to mining communities. Bearing witness to such events left a lasting impression on him and has been a significant influence in his artistic practice

Our newest exhibition, Darkness on the Edge of Democracy by Andrew Hay opens today. The Smith is pleased to welcome this ambitious exhibition that explores the legacy of The Miners Strike, 40 years after they began in 1984.

We are proud to be part of the collective effort to ensure everyone gets paid fairly. Together we have delivered a pay rise to over 64,000 workers and put over £485 million into the pockets of low paid workers. @LivingWageScot

@lawrencedonegan Aww thank you! We hope you'll come back for a visit soon.

Used to go to the Smith when I was a kid. Makes me sooo happy to see it is thriving.

What a fantastic honour to receive this award as we celebrate 150 years of The Stirling Smith! Thank you to @GoForthStirling for hosting and highlighting all the great work independent businesses are doing in #Stirling. Congratulations to our fellow winners and all finalists!

About last night… ✨✨We won Best Visitor Attraction at Stirling Business Awards 2024! ✨✨ The whole team is absolutely over the moon to be recognised in this category. A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for us.