Join world-renowned scholars, museum curators, directors, big thinkers, and game changers, as they challenge, question, and re-define the future of museums.

In this biennial conference, internationally recognized leaders from the cultural sector will explore the latest initiatives that radically depart from the traditional museum idea.

Gail Lord, will be speaking on ‘The Future of Museums’ on October 20, and will highlight key areas of opportunity, including the importance of civil society partnerships, collection-sharing, democratization of access, cultural diplomacy, and the ability to harness soft power.

Canada’s federal government has provided an opportunity on September 30 for all federal employees and employees of federally regulated companies to learn about and reflect on the legacy of residential schools. This is named the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We at Lord in Canada choose to honour this day to deepen our understanding of the colonial legacy of residential schools, honour Indigenous survivors, and explore our role in the ongoing reconciliation process.

“It is consistent with our vision ‘to make the world a better place through culture’ that we all strive to understand the past and how to be allies with indigenous people in the future…” said Gail Lord.

We invite you to join us in this day of reflection, if you are not sure where to start, here are some helpful resources.

Cultural districts are playing a key cultural and social role throughout the world in the twenty-first century. They offer an incomparable density of art and culture and have a profound influence on the development of cities and regions. "World Culture Districts" presents the first-ever overview of this phenomenon, featuring fifteen of the most important cultural districts on six continents. The range of different kinds of cultural districts and their respective influence on space and society is revealed, and essays by international experts such as Gail Lord, Adrian Ellis, Matthias Sauerbruch and Louisa Hutton, Vitus H. Weh and Christian Strasser shed light on current issues surrounding their development and impact.

As part of the Bihar Museum Biennale 2021 this panel addressed these questions: How are the museums of the day increasingly becoming platforms of dialogue and representation? To what extent are engagement driven programs, workshops, and seminars, helping museums open lively conversation of relevance? Are we seeing an evolution of museum cultures towards becoming a democratic platform and how?

You’re invited to take a ‘Culture Break’ this Friday September 10, at 12pm EST, with Season 2 of Lord Cultural Resources video series that offers a cultural appetizer and entree all in under ten minutes.

Presenting new leadership opportunities for BIPOC professionals in the Canadian arts and culture sectors.