WHAT'S NEW AT LORD: NEW PROJECTS, NEW IDEAS
“The Army acknowledged that the Buffalo Soldiers, 19 of whom were hanged, had been convicted in military trials that were tainted by racial discrimination.”
The soldiers were convicted and court-martialed in the aftermath of what was previously referred to as the “Houston Mutiny and Riots.” The soldiers had come to Houston to guard the construction of Camp Logan, a WWI training camp. There, they faced racism and violence under the city’s Jim Crow laws. Clashes erupted on August 23, 1917 after two Black soldiers were assaulted and violently arrested. The violence lasted more than two hours and left 19 people dead. The Army convicted 110 Black soldiers of murder, mutiny and other crimes.
In addition to overturning the convictions, the U.S. Army also announced they will also provide benefits to the soldiers’ survivors, and properly memorialize these 110 men.
Memorial Park Conservancy has worked diligently to fulfill its mission to restore, preserve, and enhance Memorial Park, including the Camp Logan training site. Lord Cultural Resources has been working with Memorial Park Conservancy since 2013, first on the Master Plan and Public Engagement and most recently on an Overarching Interpretive Strategy for the Park and a Detailed Interpretive Plan for Memorial Groves, which will focus on the story of Camp Logan. (Read more here) Read More
Visitors to the Muskoka region can now explore the area’s Indigenous presence through Misko-Aki: Confluence of Cultures, a new permanent exhibition created for the Muskoka Discovery Centre in Gravenhurst, Ontario.
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On July 1st, the Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver, B.C. will open to the public. The museum serves as a testament to Chinese Canadian experiences, contributions and heritage while elevating and engaging with voices and communities across the country. The opening date is a significant one, as it is the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the racist legislation that effectively stopped immigration from China for 24 years in Canada.
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We’re so proud of Yvonne Tang, Director of Visitor Experience, who has joined the Professional Advisory Committee of Sheridan College’s new Experiential Design program. It’s the first offering of its kind in Canada for designers to learn how to create multi-sensory environments that speak to audiences. Integrated design is a vital part of experiential experiences, and this honours bachelor degree centres upon holistic approaches to wayfinding, public installation, placemaking, exhibition design, themed environments and event design.
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Arts and culture play a tremendous part in Smart Growth America’s mission. Joy’s keynote discusses what practitioners have been taught on the role of arts and culture in cities and explores the following questions: Who is involved? Who is this for? Who gets to decide? How do we as practitioners/how have we democratized these processes in a certain way?
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Museums, like all organizations, are grappling with the need to be more inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible. Because museums are caretakers of cultural history and among society’s most trusted institutions, the moral imperative to live IDEA values is even more urgent. Read this document to learn the key takeaways from a panel discussion on IDEA at the 2022 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo, moderated by Eve Moros Ortega, Director, Lord Cultural Resources.
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We work with you through visioning, planning, and implementation phases to create new cultural landmarks, weaving presence into the surrounding community.
View All ServicesWe 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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View All ServicesWe 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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