Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
The Smith Institute first opened to the public on 11 August 1874. It was an occasion for great celebration in Stirling, and the shops in the town closed at 12 noon to allow people to attend the opening. Nevertheless, there were some mixed feelings, for Thomas Stuart Smith, had died in 1869 and the location of the building was felt by many people to be too far away from the old town.
Gustav Stickley
In recent decades, Stickley and his work have become popularly recognized once again. It is particularly his early furniture, produced between 1901 and 1904 that is considered rare and extremely collectible. In 1988, Barbra Streisand paid $363,000 for a Stickley sideboard from the Gustav Stickley House in Syracuse; magazines such as "Style 1900" (out of print as of January 2013) and "American Bungalow" cater to those interested in the Arts and Crafts movement. A major touring exhibition organized by the Dallas Museum of Art, "Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement", opened at the Newark Museum on September 15, 2010. The exhibition then opened at the Dallas Museum of Art on February 18, 2011 and remained on view until May 8, 2011 before opening at the San Diego Museum of Art on June 18, 2011, subsequently closing on September 11, 2011.