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

News / July 5, 2024
Your turn: Together, we will transform our community through arts and culture

“The Arts Council believes that investing in arts and culture will uplift the entire Rockford region by telling Rockford’s many stories.

The Arts Council consulted with Lord Cultural Resources whose mission statement is ‘making the world a better place through culture’, and that starts from within their team. We’ve had the honor of working with a powerhouse team from Lord. They’ve impressed city officials, community leaders, and Rockford Region residents with their knowledge of Rockford’s history and their Rockford current events proficiency — I hear about regional wins from the Lord team before they hit our media’s websites.”

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Fire at Barbados Archives Department
Newsletters / June 28, 2024
Recovery Effort on for Archives

“The government [of Barbados] is racing to recover and safeguard invaluable cultural assets following the catastrophic fire at the Department of Archives. The fate of some of the most precious documents from the island’s 397-year-old past remains unknown. These include the landmark 1661 Slave Code, the proclamation of the abolition of slavery in 1834 and the royal warrant approving Barbados’ independence in 1966.”

Read more about the fire here, here and here.

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Jamie Bennett
News / June 6, 2024
Congrats to Lord Thought Leader Jamie Bennett!

Please join us in celebrating  Jamie Bennett, Lord Thought Leader and Associate, as he takes on his latest project: interim co-CEO of Americans for the Arts (AFTA), alongside Suzy Delvalle.

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The Leaf
News / May 10, 2024
Congratulations to the Award-Winning The Leaf

We’re thrilled to share that The Leaf has been recognized with a National Award of Excellence from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. We worked with Assiniboine Park from 2015-2023 to help plan this new horticultural attraction in Winnipeg.

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News / May 3, 2024
Misko-Aki: Navigating Excellence in Cultural Exhibitions

Congratulations to the team who helped make Misko-Aki: Confluence of Cultures a recipient of the nationally prestigious Canadian Museums Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Exhibitions.

 

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Leadership Announcement
News / May 2, 2024
Gail Lord Announces New Managing Partners

“I am thrilled to announce the expansion of our leadership team and to share that Joy Bailey-Bryant, Dov Goldstein and Javier Jimenez have joined me in leading Lord Cultural Resources."

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Manual of Museum Management Third Edition
News / April 25, 2024
We’re delighted to announce the newest addition to the Lord library of books.

Manual of Museum Management for Museums in Dynamic Change, the third edition of the classic, is an exciting guide in a time of sweeping changes. Renowned museum planner and Lord President and Co-founder Gail Dexter Lord applies her international experience to create this comprehensive and detailed guide to the tools and strategies needed to successfully address today’s issues and opportunities.

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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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