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WHAT'S NEW AT LORD: NEW PROJECTS, NEW IDEAS

2024 Highlights
Newsletters / December 30, 2024
Our 2024 Roundup

We’ve had an extraordinary year of growth and change and are so grateful for the opportunity to work on so many incredibly exciting projects. Here’s a peek into what 2024 had in store for us, from awards, openings and book launches to our big leadership announcement.

We wish everyone a very happy new year, and thank you all so much for your support over the past year. We can’t wait to work together in 2025 to keep making the world a better place through culture.

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Kathleen Brown
News / December 18, 2024
A Well-Deserved Retirement: Honouring Kathleen Brown

Since 1992, Kathleen Brown has been an integral part of Lord’s mission to make the world a better place through culture. In 1992, she founded the U.S. offices of Lord Cultural Resources, and in 2015, she returned to Toronto, first as Director of Business Development, then COO, and then as Senior Practice Leader.

Please join us in congratulating Kathleen on her next big move: retirement.

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Preservation award
News / November 19, 2024
Hinchliffe Stadium awarded National Preservation Award

Congratulations to Hinchliffe Stadium on winning the 2024 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award, presented by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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Bobby Orr Hall of Fame
News / October 4, 2024
Bobby Orr Hall of Fame wins two awards

Fantastic news for the Bobby Orr Hall Of Fame, which was recently awarded the CASH (Canadian Association for Sport Heritage) Award of Excellence and the ISHY (International Sports Heritage Association) 2024 Award for New Exhibit.

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Tucson Cultural Plan
News / September 20, 2024
Bringing Tucson’s Rich Cultural Heritage to a Global Stage

We’re delighted to announce the release of Tucson’s State of Culture report, the latest milestone in the ¡Somos Uno! endeavor. ¡Somos Uno! is a ground-breaking, visionary initiative launched in 2023 to develop the city’s first-ever Cultural Heritage Strategy. 

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Union Station
News / September 9, 2024
Some recent openings to share

Our team has been busy working on some extraordinary projects that we can’t wait to share with you. In the meantime, we wanted to highlight just a few projects that opened over the last few months and give you a peek inside our work.

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WE WORK WITH...

Museums and Galleries

We work with you through visioning, planning, and implementation phases to create new cultural landmarks, weaving presence into the surrounding community.

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Cities and Placemaking

We help cities build cultural spaces that draw on existing strengths and assets, allowing you to develop local geography, architecture, and artistic talent into a cultural tourist destination. 

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Gardens & Parks

Lord Cultural Resources has been a partner in planning and executing many parks and conservancies, botanical gardens, horticultural displays, living collection, and other nature-based cultural initiatives. 

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Heritage and Historic Sites

We approach each heritage and history project with fresh eyes, developing and executing plans that are uniquely tailored to the stories that each site has to tell.

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Science Centres

We help plan and create science museums with unique presence and style. We believe in drawing on local culture and context to provide visitors with meaningful, science-rich experiences that inspire and delight.

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Archives and Libraries

We have extensive experience developing and renewing archives and libraries, transforming them into dynamic, engaging spaces and broadening their potential audiences.

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Expos, Festivals and Events

We help design ground-breaking expositions and festivals that show off a locale’s individual identity and reputation to the world. We can assist with master planning, exhibitions, design, programming, and long-term tourism development.

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Architects, Developers and Designers

When projects involve multiple creative partners, we foster collaboration and synergy to take projects further. One shared success always leads to more.

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Other

Some of our most interesting and exciting jobs don’t fit standard categories. If your vision involves ideas not described on this site, or concepts that nobody has attempted before, we are intrigued! And we want to hear from you. Our experience and discipline, far from limiting a blue-sky project, make it much more likely to succeed.

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OUR PUBLICATIONS

Manual of Museum Management, Third Edition
Manual of Museum Management
Third Edition
Gail Dexter Lord
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New Directions for University Museums
New Directions for University Museums
Brad King
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Manual of Museum Exhibitions
Manual of Museum Exhibitions
Third Edition
Maria Piacente
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