Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Cecil Roth Judaica collection - one of the most significant collections of its kind. Acquired from the museum at Beth Tzedec Congregation in Toronto, this extensive collection of Jewish historical objects curated by historian Dr. Cecil Roth marks an important step in bolstering ROM’s already substantial holdings of Judaica. 

In 2008, Lord worked with Mira Goldfarb and the Beth Tzedic Congregation to find a home for this important collection and we are so thrilled that it has found a great home at the ROM. 

"Landscape architect Claude Cormier, the creative force behind of some of Canada’s most beloved, joyous, and critically acclaimed public spaces, has died at his Montreal, Quebec, home on September 15th. He was 63."

Lord mourns the death of the great landscape architect Claude Cormier. He developed the landscape for the National Holocaust Monument that Lord planned and implemented in Ottawa. We greatly enjoyed working with him and admired the passion of his work.

"In what Ithra describes as a ‘future-forward, sustainable approach to museums and exhibitions,’ the futuristic, 3D-printed white walls in Gallery 1 came to life in the latest thought-provoking group show, made up of colorful and organic immersive dioramas from 18 different contemporary artists."

Lord Cultural Resources was instrumental in the development of the cultural and creative spaces and programs that comprise the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra). Opened in 2018, Ithra, an initiative of Saudi Aramco, is the most significant destination of its kind in Saudi Arabia.

“Since his death, the centre, which is in Brantford, Ont., and dedicated to the preservation of Indigenous language and culture, has received an outpouring of donations — more than $50,000 in his name — and international attention.”

Lord Cultural Resources is part of an Indigenous-lead team that is developing a detailed interpretive plan, exhibition content, and design for the Mohawk Institute Residential School as well as an update to the operations plan and projections. 

“Canadian curator and critic Sarah Milroy will take over the leadership of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection this fall, the institution said Friday as it announced the retirement of director Ian Dejardin.”

Lord Cultural Resources worked with the McMichael Gallery to facilitate the development of a strategic plan and a sustainability strategy for the future growth and success of the gallery.

“Eight arts organisations based in Brooklyn—all led by Black, Indigenous and other people of colour—are part of an inaugural cohort that will receive specialised training to help them sustain their operations through a new programme launched by the Brooklyn Museum and the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation’s Social Justice Fund (SJF).”

“’Museums should be places not just where trans kids go, but where they want to go,’ the new Trans Inclusive Culture guidelines read.”

“Tate is expanding its curatorial remit with the appointment of two curators specialising in ecology and Indigenous art. Marleen Boschen has been named adjunct curator, art and ecology while Kimberley Moulton takes on the role of adjunct curator, First Nations and Indigenous art.”

“Craig Milne reportedly smashed the windows of Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum with a sledgehammer and was heard making racially biased statements.”

“It may have been six years in the making, but the creator of a new Ottawa museum highlighting Somali culture says it was time well-spent. Kaltoun Moussa is the driving force behind the Khayrhaye Somali Cultural Museum, thought to be the first of its kind in Canada.”

“Museums across the U.S. are busily ramping up for the fall season, with exhibitions celebrating both familiar and lesser-known names and movements. There is, in short, a lot to look forward to, with fresh scholarship around old favorites and discoveries from under-studied milieus.”

“The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is the largest museum in the United States devoted to the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking. Located in Los Angeles, California, it opened to the public in September 2021. The museum is home to 50,000 square feet of exhibition spaces, two state-of-the-art theatres and an education studio. Visitors can also enjoy Fanny’s Restaurant and Cafe and the Academy Museum store.”

“Canada has included Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, on its list of Russian cultural figures sanctioned for supporting the invasion of Ukraine. Other than Ukraine, Canada is the first country to impose sanctions on Piotrovsky, who has been a prominent Russian cultural voice in support of the invasion.”

“The embattled institution is yet to announce an interim director after the resignation of Hartwig Fischer. The British Museum, which last week lost both its director and deputy director over the thefts scandal, now has an acting deputy.”

"It’s finally happening: the long-awaited new site of the Vancouver Art Gallery is set to begin construction."

“New York-based studio Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) has released its designs for an expansion of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.”

A selection of renowned buildings designed by the late Japanese-Canadian architect.

“The Mellon Foundation has launched a $250 million nationwide effort to rethink public art and memorials. The debates over it are just starting.”

“Many worry that the broad language of the new changes will be abused by corporate manufacturers and undermine legal protections.”

“Blue Shield workers have been able to access and gather evidence in destroyed cultural buildings and heritage sites in Ukraine. What have they found?”

“In a statement posted to its website Wednesday morning, Artscape said it had no option but to take on debt over the years in order to finance its services and support the endeavours of those who rely on them.”

“The artworks in ‘Spora,’ a long-term exhibition in Manhattan, are easy to overlook, but they bring an acute awareness to the environment beyond the gallery doors.”

“Climate activists have once again targeted a famous work of art, with a member of the group On2Ottawa throwing pink paint on Tom Thomson’s Northern River (1915) at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa and affixing himself to the museum floor on Tuesday.”

“The artefacts belonged to the late collector George Lindemann and were turned over to authorities voluntarily by his family.”

"A theft of over 1,500 objects at the British Museum has sparked a debate about the responsibility museums have towards their collections."

“The technology has limitations when faced with artists with low output or when it comes to detecting frauds. Two different artificial intelligence models trained to ascertain whether or not a work known as the de Brécy Tondo is by the hand of Raphael have turned up two different opinions, posing a challenge to the rise of the technology in art authentication.”

“More than 500 arts, sports and culture projects across Manitoba will be getting a financial boost through the government’s latest round of arts funding, Premier Heather Stefanson announced Monday.”