Lyndsey Smith
About Lyndsey Smith
Lyndsey Smith is a Visitors Services and Executive Office Assistant currently working at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. She has extensive experience in art history and preservation, having held various roles in museums and academic institutions across the United Kingdom and the United States.
Work at The Walters Art Museum
Lyndsey Smith has been employed at The Walters Art Museum since 2018, serving as the Visitors Services and Executive Office Assistant. In this role, she engages with visitors and supports the executive office in various administrative tasks. Her position contributes to the overall visitor experience and operational efficiency of the museum.
Current Roles in Archives and Digital Management
In addition to her role at The Walters Art Museum, Lyndsey Smith works at the Smithsonian Institution Archives as a Digital Archives and Preservation Management Assistant since 2017. She also serves as a Digital Assets Archivist for the National Museum of the American Indian since 2018. These positions involve managing digital collections and ensuring the preservation of archival materials.
Previous Experience in Art and Collections Care
Before her current roles, Lyndsey Smith worked as a Collections Care Assistant at the National Army Museum from 2015 to 2016. She also served as an Art Consultant at Whitewall Galleries from 2016 to 2017. Additionally, she held teaching assistant positions at McDaniel College and the University of York, contributing to her experience in educational settings.
Education and Expertise
Lyndsey Smith holds a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of York, where she studied from 2011 to 2015. She also earned a Master of Arts in History and Art from the same institution in 2011. Her undergraduate studies culminated in a Bachelor of Arts from The Pennsylvania State University, completed in 2010. Her academic focus includes medieval art history, particularly ivory production.
Research Interests and Specializations
Lyndsey Smith specializes in medieval art history, with a particular emphasis on the study of ivory production during the medieval period. She is interested in interdisciplinary methodologies for examining medieval ivories and other media. Her commitment to object-based learning, connoisseurship, conservation, and technical research informs her work and research pursuits.