Hello! My name is Lindsey Smith and I am an artifact and heirloom preservation educator and public speaker. I teach people how to properly care for their family heirlooms and museum treasures. Do you have a lot of stuff? My popular workshops and courses combine my experience as a museum curator with the needs and interests of people just like you.
I’m currently booking speaking engagements and I would love to speak to your organization, either in-person or online. Let’s chat!
My first online mini-course, How To Donate Artifacts to Museums, is now available. Donating artifacts can be a lot harder than you might think, but this mini-course sets you up for success. Scroll down for a FREE Preview.
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Now it’s time to get excited! We’re going to help you save your stuff!
Exhibitsmith’s most popular programs, “Saving Your Family Photos” and “Downsizing Heirlooms and Collections” are now available as live webinars.
Get event details and register using the links below. I’m looking forward to seeing you online this summer.
Summer 2025 Webinars:
5/21/2025 - Downsizing Heirlooms and Collectibles (7:30pm EST)
6/6/2025 - Saving Your Family Photos (12pm EST)
7/11/2025 - Downsizing Heirlooms and Collectibles (12pm EST)
8/26/2025 - Saving Your Family Photos (7:30pm EST)
Programs & Events
My one-hour, introductory workshops focus on artifact and heirloom preservation and management. My programs are available in-person and online and are both entertaining and educational. Let me help you start that preservation project you’ve been avoiding!
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A favorite since 2009!
Learn how to identify, preserve, and interpret the old photographs in your personal collection. This is a quick-paced, introductory workshop that incorporates authentic examples of 19th and 20th century images.
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New and improved for 2025!
Learn how to properly identify, preserve, and interpret your treasured garments, quilts, and other textile-based items. This is a quick-paced, introductory workshop filled with lots of images, examples, and authentic items.
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Learn how to identify, preserve, and care for the books and papers in your personal collection. This is a quick-paced, introductory workshop filled with lots of images, examples, and authentic items.
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NEW FOR 2025!
Learn how to evaluate and take control of your “stuff”, and also create safe storage & display environments for your home. It’s easier than you may think!
This quick-paced, introductory workshop is filled with tips and tricks that everyone can use to improve the conditions of their prized possessions.
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Developed for people who are looking to downsize their heirlooms and the other important objects in their lives. Learn how to assess your items, ask the right questions, and understand the different options you have as you decide what to keep and what to let go.
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Saving Your Wedding Dress
Learn how to preserve wedding dresses both old and new. Explore the many options you have as you choose whether to store, re-use, or share your dress with others. This is a quick-paced, introductory workshop that incorporates real-life examples into the curriculum.
Professional Development
My programs are great additions to your staff’s professional development calendar. I am happy to work with you to develop the best program for your staff. Please email info@exhibitsmith.com to get in touch.
Online Courses
Our first mini-course, How to Donate Artifacts to Museums, has launched!
Did you know that most potential artifact donors are turned away? There are many reasons why this happens, but it’s still not fun to be the one saying “no thank you”. I want to help you be successful, so this mini-course shares behind-the-scenes secrets & tips that will help you succeed.
This course helps you:
understand the work that goes into artifact care and management
craft a comprehensive donation proposal
evaluate your collection and determine whether a particular organization is a good fit for your “stuff”.
understand the legal ramifications involved with the donation process.
find additional resources to help as needed.
Visit the course page for a FREE PREVIEW and to enroll today!
Exhibitsmith the Podcast
Listen to professional thoughts, personal musings, and exciting - and sometimes ridiculous - stories about my experience working with lots of stuff.
Resource Library
Don’t leave without grabbing a FREE downloadable resource sheet!
Hangerbee
Did you know we make stuff, too? Hangerbee™ has been making clothing preservation easy since 2014. Our signature padded hangers are hand-assembled to make sure they are perfectly padded for preservation, storage, and display.
Our products are preferred by museums, textile conservators, and boutiques around the world. All Hangerbee products are heirloom safe, so you can be confident knowing that your clothing will be properly preserved for many years to come. We offer hangers in eight sizes and a variety of colors, as well as Padded Hanger Kits, garment bags, preservation supplies, and more.
Because if a garment is important to you, it’s important to us.
Other Services
While our current focus is on education (and Hangerbee!), we also provide occasional exhibit content development and collections consultation including:
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Collection assessments so you understand the scope, condition, logistics, & needs of your artifact and/or archival collection.
Strategic planning and prioritization to set the framework for real, achievable goals.
Professional training to get you and your team on the path to success.
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Concept development and organization to get (and keep) your exhibit on track.
Content management to ensure that all exhibit elements (ex. text, graphics, objects, experiences,) work in tandem to achieve your goals.
Content creation including research, copywriting (label text and related materials), image acquisition, and curation services.