

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Talks at The Smith: Photography: A Victorian Sensation
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 28 May, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Wed, 28 May, 2025 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Photography was invented in 1839, but initially was available only to an enthusiastic but wealthy clientele. Changes in chemistry and methods in the late 1850s enabled larger numbers of images to be produced, reducing costs. More of society was able to enjoy or even own photographs. Dr Morrison-Low will explore the nineteenth-century photographic collections held by the National Museums of Scotland and the impact photography had on the general public.

Alison Morrison-Low

Alison Morrison-Low retired from National Museums Scotland in late 2015, where she had been Principal Curator of Science in the Department of Science and Technology. She had been responsible for historic scientific instruments, the important collection relating to Scottish lighthouses, and an extensive collection of photographs and photographic equipment. She continues to research, publish and lecture in these areas, and is a Research Associate at NMS.

All lectures take place at The Smith, at 40 Albert Place, Stirling, on Wednesdays at 2pm (doors open 1:45pm)
£5 Adults
£3 for students, on production of a valid student ID card

Hill and Adamson calotype, photo: National Museum of Scotland
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Stirling
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: 40 Albert Pl , FK8 2RQ Stirling, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 56.11926
- **long**: -3.94603
- **full address**: 40 Albert Pl , FK8 2RQ Stirling, United Kingdom, 40 Albert Place, Stirling, FK8 2RQ, United Kingdom

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- **organizer**: The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum (https://allevents.in/org/the-stirling-smith-art-gallery-and-museum/15389534)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 28 May, 2025 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 40 Albert Pl , FK8 2RQ Stirling, United Kingdom, 40 Albert Place, Stirling, FK8 2RQ, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit
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