Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum

The original Bequest includes paintings by British & European artists of the 19th centuries, as well as a major collection of works by the founder T.S. Smith.
The fine art collection has been enhanced by gifts, donations & purchases since 1874, and now includes work by Scottish artists from 19th century to the present.
Other aspects of the collection are Scottish & local history, archaeology, costume, numismatics, ethnography & natural history.

Collection details

Agriculture, Archaeology, Archives, Aviation, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Industry, Land Transport, Law and Order, Literature, Maritime, Medicine, Music, Natural Sciences, Performing Arts, Personalities, Photography, Religion, Science and Technology, Social History, Sport, Toys and Hobbies, Trade and Commerce, Weapons and War, World Cultures

Key artists and exhibits

• Thomas Stuart Smith (1814-1869): The Pipe of Freedom
• Johannes Vosterman (1643-1699) : Stirling in the Time of the Stuarts
• Hugh Howard(1675-1737): Portrait of Arcangelo Corelli
• Cosmo Alexander (1742-1772): Portrait of Charles Edward Stuart
• Sir Joshua Reynolds(1723-92): Portrait of Harriet Dutens
• Collection of English watercolours 18th-19th centuries.
• Collection of oil studies by Sir George Harvey (1806-1876)
• Collection of topographical views of Stirling
• Representative works by the founders of the Scottish School, Glasgow Boys, Cambuskenneth artists and other local artists.
• Pre-historic whale bones
• Medieval pottery
• Rare 15th century Figure of Justice
• Jacobite collections
• The Stirling Jug - standard Scots measure
• Cloak & axe of the Stirling Hangman (19th century)
• World War 2 Dolls House

Collections services

• General guide to collections available
• Object identification and/or written enquiry service
• Specialist publications on collections available
• Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)