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Featured Story:
Celebrating Black History Month
Here at Lord Cultural Resources, we believe that Black history is made, and should be celebrated 365 days of the year. This February, we honored many of the incredible institutions that we have worked with over the years. Every day this month, we highlighted an organization doing important cultural work in the Black community. See the overview of institutions here and download the poster. And follow our social media channels to join the conversation. View Projects
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Black History Month |
The Porter: An Exclusive virtual premier event
CBC Manitoba, February 18, 2022
Black History Manitoba and CBC Manitoba present a preview of CBC's new drama and a panel discussion with cast members of The Porter. Hosted by Angela Cassie.
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African American Museum, Dallas Celebrates Black History Month With Three Exhibitions
Focus Daily News, February 8, 2022
The African American Museum, Dallas will celebrate Black History Month with an array of exhibitions and in-person and virtual educational activities. Also, tickets are now on sale for the 33rd Texas Invitational Black Rodeo that makes its return to Juneteenth weekend on Saturday, June 18, at the Fair Park Coliseum.
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Celebrate Black History Month With These Virtual Events
Smithsonian Magazine, February 1, 2022
The National Museum of American History offers plenty of ways to celebrate Black history from the comfort of your home.
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TED Talks to celebrate Black History Month
TED, February, 2022
Insightful talks that offer fresh, thoughtful perspectives on Black identity.
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Black History - A Hidden History
Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum, December 2021
A candid look at how Black History is represented in Ontario today. A mini documentary produced for the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum.
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Our Clients & Lord |
Niagara Parks Power Station receives Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation
Niagara at Large, February 25, 2022
The Niagara Parks Power Station was honoured with an award for Excellence in Conservation at the 2021 Lieutenant Governor’s Heritage Awards on February 24. The Niagara Parks Power Station was celebrated alongside other individuals and projects for their dedication to sharing Ontario’s heritage.
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Frist Art Museum Board of Trustees Names Dr. Seth Feman New Executive Director and CEO
Frist Art Museum, February 23, 2022
The Frist Art Museum Board of Trustees has announced Nashville native Seth Feman, PhD, as its new Executive Director and CEO. As a scholar, educator, and curator with a decade in several leadership roles at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Kingston step closer to adopting arts and culture master plan
Daily Freeman, February 19, 2022
Kingston could soon have its first city-wide arts and culture master plan to help strengthen its creative economy and help support individual artists and arts organizations.
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Wing Luke Museum Advances Community Revitalization Efforts with Bank of America Grant
PR News Wire, February 18, 2022
As celebrations for the Lunar New Year 2022 continue, the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience is announcing new support from Bank of America through a $1 million grant towards the organization's work to enrich the residential and business communities in Seattle's Chinatown-International District (CID).
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New plan charts course for African American corridor
The Buffalo News, February 13, 2022
The long-stalled Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor has a new blueprint for creating a local educational attraction and tourist destination.
Lord Cultural Resources is working with a Moody Nolan architects to develop a Strategic Action Plan for the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission.
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Chinatown's oldest building to become museum celebrating B.C.'s Chinese Canadians
The Province, February 11, 2022
The Wing Sang building dates to 1889, when Vancouver was only three years old. It was built by Yip Sang, who was once regarded as the unofficial mayor of Chinatown.
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Art, Spaces and the Crisis of a Pandemic
My Kolkata, February 7, 2022
On February 6, the two-day international symposium of the Kolkata-based Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA) kicked off, close on the heels of the 2022 edition of the CIMA Awards, which took place the day before at Taj Bengal.
Taking the conversation on museums forward was the day’s final session titled Contemporary Role of Museums and Universities in the 21st Century. Gail Lord, President and Co-Founder Lord Cultural Resources, was part of the panel.
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Art Gallery of Ontario plans $60-million expansion, including six-floor tower
The Globe and Mail, January 30, 2022
The Art Gallery of Ontario, one of Canada’s largest art museums, is planning a 55,000-square-foot expansion of its building in downtown Toronto, The Globe and Mail has learned.
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'No to war': As Putin's tanks roll in, Ukrainian museums scramble to protect collections and Russian culture figures show solidarity
The Art Newspaper, February 25, 2022
Poland’s Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial described the Russian invasion as "an act of barbarity that will be judged by history", while the Arsenal culture centre in Kyiv calls it a war “against all democratic states”
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Dubai’s Museum of the Future Is Now Open
Afar, February 25, 2022
The Museum of the Future, which opened on February 25, envisions what the world could look like 50 years from today, with flying taxis, windfarms, and solar energy projects conducted in space.
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New York City’s Greatest Art Museum Is a Killer Workout
The Daily Beast, February 21, 2022
You won’t have to enter a single museum or open your wallet, but you will get your steps in.
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History for free: Calgary's Glenbow Museum to ditch admission prices permanently
CTV News, February 17, 2022
History buffs and art lovers will be able to enjoy Calgary's Glenbow Museum for free, thanks to a $25 million endowment from the Shaw Family Foundation. According to the museum, the announcement means when it reopens in 2024, the Glenbow will become one of the first major Canadian museums to offer free general admission.
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State of the unions: why US museum workers are mobilising against their employers
The Art Newspaper, February 2, 2022
With the arts sector increasingly vulnerable in the wake of the pandemic, a new breed of digitally optimised worker is emerging.
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Autry Museum Raises $80 Million
Autry Museum, January 25, 2022
The Autry Museum of the American West announced today the successful conclusion of a six-year, $80 million comprehensive fundraising initiative, the Challenge, Discover, Celebrate campaign.
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Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility |
Wonder women: curator Cecilia Alemani on what we can expect at the female-dominated Venice Biennale this year
The Art Newspaper, February 4, 2022
More than 80% of the artists being exhibited in the Venice Biennale 2022 are women, including the 20th-century Surrealist artist Remedios Varo whose work Simpatía (La rabia del gato) (1955, left) will go on show.
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Smithsonian hires History Miami director to lead new Latino museum in Washington, D.C.
Miami Herald, February 4, 2022
Telling the stories of his community has long been Jorge Zamanillo’s passion. Now, he’ll be sharing that passion with the whole world.
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Art & Culture |
As Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Intensifies, Artists and Institutions React to an Uncertain Future
ArtNews, February 25, 2022
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensifies, with the latter’s capital Kyiv now under siege, Ukrainian artists, both at home and abroad, face an uncertain future.
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Art Should Be a Habit, Not a Luxury
The Atlantic, January 27, 2022
Just like exercise and sleep, engaging with the arts is a necessity for a full and happy life.
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