“The Niagara Parks Commission, in association with Plenty Canada, announced today the publication of Landscape of Nations: Beyond the Mist, a 256-page coffee table book featuring works from 17 authors, numerous photographers, mapmakers and artists, that chronicles the history of Indigenous peoples who have lived within the Niagara region for some 13,000 years.

Landscape of Nations: Beyond the Mist was co-edited by Rick Hill, a renowned educator of Indigenous cultures, histories and arts who currently serves as an Indigenous Innovations Specialist at Mohawk College and Tim Johnson, Senior Advisor for Heritage and Legacy with the Niagara Parks Commission and Plenty Canada, Indigenous Advisor to Lord Cultural Resources and Executive Producer of the multiple award-winning documentary, RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World.”

“I couldn’t be more gratified by the depth of content that the book’s scholars, Indigenous knowledge holders, and artists contributed to its pages,” said Johnson. “This magnificent book does something truly remarkable, it greatly expands understanding and comprehension of the deep Indigenous history along the Niagara River corridor while simultaneously revealing the place-based learning power inherent at heritage destinations throughout the Niagara Parks system, extending 56 kilometres from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.”

“It's been a decade since the Canadian Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg opened its doors. Millions of visitors have visited over the years to learn about the history and evolution of human rights. To mark the occasion, the museum renewed its stewardship agreement with the artist behind the Witness Blanket, a 12-metre-long art installation that is also turning 10 years old.”

“The first decade of the Canadian Museum For Human Rights is cause for celebration — a national museum not only 'about' but 'FOR' human rights. It has set new standards in museology, struggled toward truth and reconciliation, attracted massive public participation and even appears on Canada’s $10 bill. For all of us at Lord, working with the founders  (especially the visionary Gail Asper), the founding Boards, the many government and Indigenous leaders, as well as the staff, content and design talent for nearly 20 years has been both an honour and the learning experience of a lifetime." - Gail Lord, Co-founder

“The study, completed this summer by Lord Cultural Resources consulting firm, says adding a second heritage museum in a high-profile location like the library to showcase the city’s various collections would create a downtown tourism and cultural hub that would attract more people to the city’s core and businesses.”

Lord Cultural Resources was engaged by the City of Belleville to prepare a Museum Needs Feasibility Study. The study recommended enhancement to the existing Glanmore National Historic Site facility, a new collections stage facility, and the longer-term implementation of a new Belleville Community Museum.

“The level of expertise, insight, and detail presented in the completed study is appreciated, particularly in the industry and market analyses which have provided valuable context for our museum, municipality, and surrounding region.” – Jennifer Lyons, Manager of Museum Services, Glanmore National Historic Site

“In the past, repairs and maintenance of the 47-year-old building have been the AGH’s responsibility, but with mounting costs, it has struggled to keep up, city staff report noted.”

“Down the hill, hundreds have gathered this Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice after 15 years of renovation. The event, centered on Murray’s childhood home on Carroll Street, commemorates a Durham change-maker, a historical figure whose significance fits no single category.”

Lord is working with the Pauli Murray Center on a nine-month process where we will do organizational assessment and develop an operational framework to guide the Center's operations and ensure future success. 

“After years in the making, Mayor Regina Romero’s idea of a cultural heritage strategy is beginning to bear some fruit after the release of its first major report. Somos Uno is a cultural preservation initiative that is working to better amplify the arts and history that make Tucson the old pueblo that is it. Romero says officials are working to catalogue the city’s ‘cultural ecosystem.’”

“Karin Hindsbo, the director of Tate Modern, wants the London gallery to become much bolder. ‘I want us to take real risks,’ she declares in her interview with The Art Newspaper. ‘I am sure that occasionally we will fail, but if we don’t do that we will never change.’ Hindsbo also has revolutionary ideas which could lead Tate Modern to modify the way it accessions or collects works, particularly with regard to certain works of Indigenous art. ‘Some of the works belong to their community,’ she points out, so you ‘cannot have the same classical ownership structure.’”

Lord Cultural Resources was initially commissioned to study the quality of visitors’ experiences when Tate established two distinct institutions: Tate Britain and Tate Modern. Later, LCR carried out a Visitor Services Review for Tate Modern and a new Visitor Audit for both Tate Britain and Tate Modern.

“The Chinese Canadian Museum is launching a brand new exhibition inside the Poy Family Gallery titled Reshaping Collections: Where History Meets Art from September 25, 2024 to September 28, 2025, featuring unique art creations by six diverse Chinese Canadian artists from across the country.”

“The donation from the estate of late businessman Philip Lind consists of 37 works from 24 artists. The collection includes works by Philip Guston, a leading abstract painter who returned to figurative work, Ai Weiwei, a Chinese dissident artist whose work is on display around the world, and British sculptor Anthony Gormley.”

“The Crow Museum of Asian Art is debuting its second location within the Morphosis-designed Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum Arts and Performance Complex at the University of Texas at Dallas.”

The Crow Museum of Asian Art at the University of Texas (Dallas) is dedicated to showcasing the achievements of more than 6,000 years of Asian arts and culture. Lord led several visioning sessions for the new museum, along with comprehensive space program, considering several factors including capacity for additional collection storage.  Lord also acted as a design advisor to the architect team through the concept and schematic design stages.  

"We are so close to opening our doors on this incredible space, we know the community has been so patient, they've helped us build and dream and support this space," said executive director Kate Ledgley. "We just need their help to get us through to the finish line and open these doors."

“What happens when you combine the intrigue of a secret society with the treasures of one of the world’s most famous museums? This was the question at the heart of an ambitious project between Sherlocked and the Rijksmuseum.Their goal was to transform the way visitors interact with art and history through curiosity and play.”

“Respected Tibetologists have raised the alarm over the erasure of non-Han cultures in wall texts.”

“With nothing on, guests will get to discover the life and work of Dorset novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, view sculptures by Elisabeth Frink, and see the museum’s collection of paintings, prints, drawings and textiles.”

“The findings of the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire should serve as a stark warning to architects to ensure they fully understand their contractual responsibilities, writes expert witness Paul Hyett.”

“Cutting-edge research in the field of neuroarchitecture is revealing the public health implications of building design.”

“The short documentary Dumpster Archeology follows Blink as he trawls through dumpsters in his home city of St Louis, Missouri in search of discarded objects that might help to reveal their former owners’ stories, and guides viewers through the paintings, books, disco balls and dog collars that have found a new home in his apartment.”

“Curator Sofie Krogh Christensen frames Arke’s practice as addressing the contrast between Denmark’s colonialist narratives, characterizing the invaders as benign, and the lived experience of colonization marked by invisibility and ethnic stereotypes.”

“Culture Days events present new opportunities to discover and support the work of artists, creators, and cultural organizations in local communities, and to celebrate their contributions. Thousands of in-person and online workshops, concerts, performances, activity hubs, showcases, and festivals–all free or pay-what-you-may– are registered on the Culture Days Events Listing, enticing participants to top last year’s record-breaking 4.4 million attendance.”

“The Atacama Desert Foundation has denounced on social media the destruction of the ancient geoglyphs of Alto Barranco, in the far north of Chile. The non-profit organization said the damage has been caused by drivers of motorcycles and 4x4 vehicles that circulate through the Caramucho sector, south of the commune of Iquique, in the Tarapacá region. The images show numerous wheel tracks that have erased the geometric and zoomorphic figures that, according to reports, were made by pre-Hispanic peoples between the years 1000 and 1540 AD on the slopes of the hills and were traditionally used by people as guidance along the routes.”

“The long-awaited design of London’s first monument to victims of the trans-Atlantic slave trade has been unveiled. By 2026, the city will feature a towering bronze cowrie shell, which will symbolize the plight of enslaved Africans. Titled The Wake, the 23-foot-tall sculpture was designed by Chicago-born artist Khaleb Brooks, whose ancestors were enslaved in Mississippi.”

“Located in Carrum Downs, a suburb in Melbourne, Royal Pickle Club is part of a growing trend for competitive socialising. It includes a full-service bar and dining experience, as well as pickleball courts, which can be reserved.”

“Halloween has hit US theme parks earlier than ever before as operators like Disney, Six Flags and Universal take advantage of spooky season’s growing popularity to boost sales. Spooky season has become a ‘billion-dollar industry’.”

“AI runs unfathomable operations on billions of lines of text, handling problems that humans can't dream of solving – but you can probably still trounce them at brain teasers.”

“Museums worldwide face a common challenge: attracting younger audiences who often perceive these institutions as outdated or irrelevant. Recognizing this disconnect, the Belvedere Museum in Vienna embarked on a project to re-engage younger audiences by blending education with technology. The result was “The Fantastic Palastics,” an augmented reality (AR) game.”

“Although there is no lack of information on individual repatriated works, the larger picture of where they came from and how, who is returning them and why can be lost in the anecdotes. This is where the Museum of Looted Antiquities (Mola) comes in—a new digital platform that traces not only the histories of specific repatriated objects but also compiles metadata in order to better understand smuggling networks and the museum industry’s intensifying repatriation efforts.”

“In the film, director Neil Diamond sets out on a quest to find the coveted 'transformation mask,' of the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw people of BC's Pacific Northwest. ‘With the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw, there was that spiritual element to it too. They told more about their origins of where they came from. Their family history,’ said Diamond. This quest takes him to New York City, Paris and the Yup'ik territory in Alaska. To the people here, Diamond says, the masks are living.”