“A new exhibit, featuring work by Kiyoshi Izumi, the earliest known Canadian architect of Japanese descent, will be coming soon to the Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina, Saskatchewan.”

Lord Cultural Resources completed a multi-component planning and programming feasibility study for the renovation and expansion of MacKenzie Art Gallery’s existing facility, which included a high-level site and facility assessment, contextual and comparables analysis, a detailed facility program, a high-level concept design, an order of magnitude capital costing, and finally attendance, operating revenue, and expense projections.

"From the clothes we wear to the electronics and furnishings we use to the decor pieces that accent our homes, modern design and craft have been integral to the story of a distinctly Canadian style and identity from the early 20th century. That experimentation, innovation and ingenuity is at the heart of Canadian Modern, an exhibition of 100 culturally significant objects created in Canada, on now at the Royal BC Museum."

Lord Cultural Resources worked with the Royal B.C. Museum as part of the MGA, Michael Green Architects team on the planning of the PARC building. Lord was involved during the bidding phase, gave design assistance during the concept phase, and offered general archival storage planning advice throughout.

“What role did queer individuals play in developing the art communities throughout the Southwest? Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900–1969 at the New Mexico Museum of Art aims to answer this question with a selection of works by artists in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and West Texas, a region of the US that afforded them the sexual freedom they were denied elsewhere.”

Lord Cultural Resources was commissioned by The New Mexico Museum of Art to develop a 5-year strategic plan with the goal to unify the entire museum family – professional staff, State, Foundation, Board members and Regents. The plan’s findings led to a $20+ million campaign for the renovation of a warehouse for much needed contemporary art exhibitions, collection storage and education space. 

“The city of Tuscaloosa expects the Saban Center will have its grand opening in June 2027. The multimillion-dollar interactive learning hub for children, spearheaded by retired University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban and his wife Terry, will complete its design phase in February 2025.”

Lord Cultural Resources was engaged to prepare a business plan and projections of attendance, operating revenues and expenses for two components of the Saban Center, which is being implemented in Tuscaloosa Alabama. One component is called Ignite, a combination science center and children’s museum, while the second is an innovative STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) hub primarily for school groups.  

“Sometime between the end of this year and early next, New Jersey residents will see markers placed in front of historic sites statewide like Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson.

The markers are part of the New Jersey Black Heritage Trail that recognizes overlooked sites key to Black history in the Garden State.”

“Earlier this week, Mario's dad Shigeru Miyamoto took viewers on a virtual tour of the new Nintendo Museum in Kyoto. From the first exterior shots of the building — which is reminiscent of one of Nintendo's early boxy, gray consoles — it was clear that this was the kind of tribute to Nintendo's history that only Nintendo could make.”

“As museums fight for cultural relevance and younger, diverse audiences, they have embraced all forms of pop culture, fashion included, blurring the lines between art, entertainment and commerce. And as fashion has taken more of a streetwear turn — sneakers and hoodies are now a regular part of most brands’ assortment — so have the museums.”

“The British Museum is working with the National Archives to improve how it administers its records after an internal audit found it was “not compliant” with the Public Records Act. The act governs the Place of Deposit system, by which archives services around the country can be appointed to preserve and provide access to public records on behalf of the Public Record Office, which is part of the National Archives.”

“Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city’s busiest streets set ‘magical’ new challenge for multimillion pound project,”

"The way humans compare their social status, even after death, is the subject of an exhibition exploring Roman society in Britain."

“In an increasingly diverse world, the emergence of multi-faith spaces represents a significant shift in architectural design, reflecting the evolving religious landscape of contemporary society. These spaces, which began to be formally established in the 1950s in public buildings like airports and hospitals, serve as microcosms of social transformation and peaceful coexistence. They allow various traditions to harmoniously share environments, embodying principles of inclusivity, flexibility, and adaptability.”

“Named the Lake Texcoco Ecological Park, the project entailed the regeneration and building of public infrastructure on a massive wetland environment on the eastern side of Mexico's capital city. It opened to the public last month.”

“For living proof of the determination and persistence required to conquer the art world, consider Magdalena Suarez Frimkess. Her artistic talent, first noted by nuns when she was 9 and living in a Venezuelan orphanage, has brought the painter and sculptor her first major museum retrospective — at age 95.”

“Bad sculptures — truly bad sculptures — are different, often wonderfully so. Think of the extraordinary sculpture of Cristiano Ronaldo that was unveiled at Madeira airport in 2017, or of the carved wooden statue of Melania Trump unveiled in her hometown in Slovenia in 2019. You try to get your head around them. You look for a raison d’être, an underlying aesthetic philosophy, some coherent explanation. But you look in vain.”

“Color is one of the building blocks of art. Imagine all the new art that could be created if artists had a radically expanded palette at their disposal. That’s what crossed my mind when I first saw the book The Universe in 100 Colors: Weird and Wondrous Colors from Science and Nature, a collaboration between science educator Terry Mudge and artist Tyler Thrasher that is set to be published next month by Sasquatch Books.”

“We can’t promise you won’t get lost in a maze of booths, but we can steer you to the fairs worth the trip.”

“Co-directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie discuss the making of their documentary Sugarcane, told from the perspective of Indigenous survivors.”

"The University of Lethbridge New Media program has been collaborating with the Blackfoot Confederacy since 2018 to digitalize some materials which were removed from the Blackfoot people and put into museums at the beginning of the 20th century."

"The American Museum of Natural History in New York has provided the first major update on its progress since announcing its intention last October to remove from display and repatriate its extensive collection of human remains and associated funerary objects."

"Disabled artists have found their own ways to bring visibility to experiences that have long been misunderstood or marginalized."

“If recent headlines are any indication, one of the most pressing issues right now is the threat posed by fake or manipulated images. The wide availability of generative AI, along with the increasingly user-friendly interface of image editing software like Photoshop, has enabled most people with a computer and internet access to produce images that are liable to deceive.”

“New university programs are incorporating generative tools into studio art courses while attempting to address the murky ethics of the technology.”

“In South Korea, the Seoul Robot and Artificial Intelligence Museum, designed by Turkish architect Melike Altınışık, has opened. This museum, the first of its kind in the world, offers visitors a chance to observe the latest advancements in technology and artificial intelligence.”

“OpenAI has collaborated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art to develop an interactive AI installation for The Costume Institute’s spring 2024 exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”