Inclusive Gardens in Unconventional Spaces

Join the Garden Conservancy, Lord Cultural Resources, and some of the most preeminent thought leaders in the gardening world for a four-part, biweekly webinar series exploring the new role of gardens in our changing world.

The series is designed to stimulate thoughtful conversations about the role of gardens, both private and public, in a world that is experiencing seismic ecological, economic, social, and cultural change.

What does engaging a community look like amid a pandemic — and what does it mean for the future? On Episode 5 of DISCOVERY, a weekly show by the Knight Foundation, Priya Sircar, Director/Arts at the Knight Foundation will host Joy Bailey-Bryant, Vice President and managing director of Lord Cultural Resources. Together, they’ll explore how to effectively engage our communities in creating an equitable future.

In the Online-Talk “Art World in Times of Crisis – Roles and Responsibilities“ Sabine Haag, Gail Lord, Norbert Kettner and Robert Punkenhofer discuss current challenges and opportunities in post corona times.

The challenges facing the art world as a result of the current corona pandemic are the focus of the online discussion. The discussion will pay special attention to innovations and potentials that the crisis brings with it as forward-looking opportunities for the art world in general, cultural tourism and cultural institutions in particular. This explosive topic will be discussed by Sabine Haag (Director General of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna), Gail Lord (President of Lord Cultural Resources, Toronto), Norbert Kettner (Director of the Vienna Tourist Board). The panel will be moderated by Robert Punkenhofer (Artistic Director of the Vienna Art Week).

This month, along with our usual roundup of culture-sector news, we are focusing on stories related to Black lives matter and to the movement to fight back against anti-Black racism. Our feature story highlights a new Fellowship created in partnership between Lord Cultural Resources and the Association of African American Museums.
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Gail Lord, President and Co-Founder of Lord Cultural Resources, delivered a keynote presented in association with Mumbai’s Nehru Science Centre. Her talk builds on this year’s International Museum Day theme of “Equality: Diversity and Inclusion.”

“I am honoured to be invited by the Nehru Science Centre to make a presentation about equity and inclusion in one of the most diverse countries in the world,” says Gail Lord. “Our work with India’s cultural institutions has been inspiring in fulfilling our company’s founding principle: that museums are for people.” Gail will addresses issues that impact the museum world today, such as migration, and international cooperation.

Lord Cultural Resources is launching a new suite of services to help cultural institutions emerge from the pandemic shutdown stronger and more resilient than they began. The services address immediate concerns about engaging with audiences, supporters, and communities, as well as longer-term strategies for reopening, adapting, and thriving in the months and years to come.