Events › Saving Your Clothing & Textiles (Virtual Program)

2/11 Saving Your Clothing & Textiles

Learn how to identify, preserve, and interpret the clothing and textiles in your personal collection. We

will explore different ways to think about these items, and learn how to properly preserve, store, and

display them in your home. This is a quick-paced, introductory workshop that incorporates real-life

examples into the curriculum.

Attendees will:

- Be introduced to resources that help identify 19th and 20th century fashion and other textile

items and think of unique ways to interpret the items in your collection.

- Learn how to create the ideal environmental conditions for a variety of clothing and textile

items, including basic cleaning processes and tackling logistical issues.

- Learn how to best preserve, store, share, and display your textiles while keeping them safe and

accessible for future generations.

Each workshop comes with a specialized resource guide that is made available to all attendees.

Lindsey has an MA in Historical Administration and advanced coursework in archives and records

management. She has been the Director of Collections, Exhibits, & Archives at Living History Farms, the University Archivist & Rare Book Librarian at Des Moines University, the Archivist and an Exhibit Content Developer at the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago, and the Collections & Exhibitions Manager at the Iowa Jewish Historical Society. Lindsey spent a decade as a museum exhibits and collections

consultant and served on the Governor-appointed Iowa Historical Records Advisory Board. Until

recently, she was the Artifact Assessment Program Coordinator for the New Jersey Association of

Museums. Lindsey is the CEO of Hangerbee, a textile preservation supply company based in Mount

Laurel, NJ.

Please visit www.exhibitsmith.com to learn more.