The Canadian Museums Association (CMA) National Conference 2019, “What Now? What’s Next?” will take place on April 14 – 17, 2019 in Toronto. Join the team from Lord Cultural Resources for a variety of workshops, panels, and case studies throughout the conference, including the Closing Keynote by Gail Dexter Lord. Stop by Booth #7 to talk to the team and tell us more about what now, and what’s next for your museum.

Join Senior Consultants Christina Sjoberg and Sarah Hill at AltCon 2019. Identifying a need, the Alternative Conference for Emerging Arts & Culture Professionals (#AltCon2019) uses stimulating content to empower and equip a bold next-generation of cultural sector professionals, instilling confidence, honing skill sets, and charting a clear path to career goals. Once equipped they will inspire new thinking and blaze new trails in the cultural sector. #AltCon2019 breaks the paradigm of traditional conference norms allowing professionals to explore meaningful networking and learning from their peers in a variety of session styles and topics.

On Wednesday, January 9, 2019, Alliance Française Toronto opens the doors of its new gallery! The Grand Opening of this new location represents the culmination of a long-term project to equip AFT with a full-fledged cultural center with two complementary spaces, a theater inaugurated in 2014 and an art gallery. As past member of the AFT Board from 2006-2017, and Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de France, Gail Lord will be one of the dignitaries to give opening remarks at the reception.

In this month's edition of Cultural News we feature a successful bid by the Bermuda National Trust that resulted in Bermuda being chosen as the venue for the International Conference of National Trusts 2019, which is expected to include 150 representatives of conservation organisations from around the world. Gail Lord, President and Co-founder of Lord Cultural Resources will be one the plenary speakers at this conference. We are currently working with Bermuda Tourism Authority on a Strategic Action Plan.

Museums: Repatriation, and Ownership

Who owns art, antiquities and cultural artifacts, from the Elgin Marbles to the cultural artifacts of Canada's First Nations? It's a question museums and nations were left to struggle with after colonial powers stepped in. And, if the world's great museums were emptied of these treasures, could the story of civilization still be told to millions around the world? The Agenda looks at all the arguments in this equation, and at Canada's strategy to preserve Indigenous heritage. With guests Lucy Bell of the Royal B.C. Museum, Cara Krmpotich of the University of Toronto and Gail Lord of Lord Cultural Resources.

Javier Jimenez, Director, Lord Cultural Resources delivered a keynote speech on Friday, November 23^rd at the International Forum of Young Museum Professionals: "Museums as Cutting-edge Spaces" in Fuzhou City, China.