"People want an identity for their neighborhood. They want a sense of place. They want to feel proud of where they live, and I really do believe that arts are the vehicle for that,’ said Mary McNamara Bernsten, executive director of the Rockford Area Arts Council, which is working with the consulting firm Lord Cultural Resources to develop the plan."

Lord Cultural Resources has been engaged by the Rockford Area Arts Council to develop the Rockford Region Cultural Plan to support a thriving arts and culture sector that will benefit all who live and work in the region.

"The Siouxland Freedom Park Brigadier General Bud and Doris Day Interpretive Center officially opened its doors, bringing together veterans from all walks of life and many eras of combat."

Lord Cultural Resources developed the interpretive plan and led the content development process for the Siouxland Freedom Park Interpretive Center exhibition. Our goal was to create a deeply personal exhibition that featured and honored the stories and sacrifice of military members and their families. The project was led and fabricated by Bluewater Studio and designed by WeatherstonBruer Associates.

"On the sprawling campus of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, the newly-opened Liberation Pavilion may be its most important exhibit hall, detailing the war's legacy and its lessons."

Lord Cultural Resources has been pleased and honoured to work with the National World War II Museum on various projects spanning more than 20 years, beginning with our seminal Master Plan for the campus that we completed in 2002-03 and which has now been fully realized. Since the time of that initial work, we have been pleased to assist the Museum with several other projects, most recently a strategic plan for learning initiatives that we completed in 2018. We congratulate the Museum on the opening of its magnificent new Liberation Pavilion and look forward to continuing our excellent relationship in the future.

"This is a Rehearsal, the Chicago Architecture Biennial’s fifth iteration, curated by Floating Museum, embodies the ‘beauty and horror’ of our global moment."

One of the key recommendations from the Lord-facilitated Chicago Cultural Plan of 2012 was to develop a major international architecture event to take place in Chicago every two years. We led brainstorming sessions in both Chicago and Venice (the home of the original Architecture BIenale) that included architects, professors, city staff, design, museum and arts professionals, as well as representatives of the Chicago Architecture Foundation to gather creative ideas about theme, location, partnerships, education opportunities, community engagement and impacts. 

"The acquisitions mark a new partnership between the museum and Bay Area non-profit Creative Growth Art Center; the museum also acquired works from Creativity Explored and Nurturing Independence through Artistic Development."

"Additions to the museum’s collection span contemporary, decorative and Modern art, as well as Korean calligraphy and works on paper by John Singer Sargent’s sister Emily."

"The Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Ohio has opened a new visitor hall as part of its ongoing $150 million transformation and expansion featuring iconic specimens on display along a timeline that reflects milestones in the history of the universe."

"Magdalene Odundo: A Dialogue with Objects is the largest-ever North American presentation of work by the celebrated Kenyan-British artist. Now on view in Toronto."

"Architecture Without Borders Quebec's (AWBQ) ‘Architecture + Homelessness: Inclusive Practices for a Supportive City’ catalogue is now available in English."

"Respecting others seems like something still distant from prevailing in humanity. In a world where news bombards us with various forms of violence, it is always necessary to find ways to recognize the worth and dignity of each person and to respect differences. We need to cultivate tolerance towards what we don't know, and in this regard, architecture can be an important ally."

"The New York Philharmonic’s program this week contains familiar names, Gustav Holst and György Ligeti. But in between is a first for the orchestra: “Stabat Mater,” a 1951 work for contralto and strings by Julia Perry."

"La Casa de la Literatura García Márquez is a strange and wonderful new gallery for Mexico City’s ever-changing contemporary arts scene."

To mark the Seventh Anniversary of the Landscape of Nations Memorial, an official and authoritative Landscape of Nations Facebook page is being launched by those who were actively involved in the early motivational, historical, conceptual, and artistic origins of this magnificent public artwork.

“Together, we are moving ahead with the intention of providing the best historical content and factual news, information, and perspectives on relevant Indigenous events and issues of the day.”  – Tim Johnson, Lord Thought Leader and Indigenous Advisor, Co-chair of Working Group, Landscape of Nations

"Co-creation has helped firms like Grande Experiences to redefine artainment, writes Chad Kunimoto, but what tech trends will enable its next leap forward?"

"Members of the nonprofit collective Enriched Bread Artists are struggling to find affordable spaces as a $750-million development looms on the horizon."

"The world-premiere exhibition of The Synagogue at Babyn Yar: Turning the Nightmare of Evil into a shared Dream of Good has struck a particular chord with audiences who have been responding so strongly to the messages of hope that it conveys."

"Many believe new applications—from AI and NFTs to 3D scanning—are game changing in returning objects to source communities. Lawyers say they can make the process harder."

"Switzerland has returned three pre-Colombian, centuries-old mummified bodies to Bolivia, acknowledging that they had been acquired without the consent of their respective owners.

The official restitution ceremony took place at the Geneva Ethnographic Museum (MEG), where Bolivian Minister of Culture and Decolonisation Sabina Orellana Cruz received the three mummies."

"Two of the objects will be handed over the Italian authorities, while three will remain on view at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta."