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On September 24th, the long-awaited National Museum of African American History Culture opened on the US National Mall, in the shadow of the Washington Monument. Lord Cultural Resources is honored to have contributed to a project of such enormous cultural and historical significance.

On Wednesday September 21st, Gail Lord and Dov Goldstein took part in the Official Site Dedication Ceremony for the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa.

The Leading Culture Destinations Awards–or “The Oscars for museums”–are back September 30th, and they’re bringing an exciting new category with them – with an incredible shortlist of nominees.

On June 30, 2016, Governor General David Johnston named 113 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Our own Gail Dexter Lord has been named a Member of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is one of the country’s highest civilian honours recognizing a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.

Lord Cultural Resources is proud to have collaborated with the North Dakota Heritage Center to create their award winning exhibition, Innovations: Early Peoples Gallery.

The Children in Museums Award is open to children’s museums and museums of all types that have special children’s zones. It recognizes excellence and innovation in exhibits and programmes designed for children in museums of every kind.

Barry and Gail Lord, Co-Presidents of Lord Cultural Resources, were honoured on June 14, 2016 for over 35 years of excellence in the cultural sector.

Hosted by the AGO in the Weston Family Learning Centre, presented by Lord Cultural Resources with the participation of Myseum of Toronto, Transforming Museum Learning - Seminar and Networking Event presented ideas and case studies from the forefront of Museum Learning initiatives.

The second edition of The Manual of Museum Learning edited by Brad King and Barry Lord is now available! The book offers a comprehensive approach to learning in museums and related institutions.

The New York Times' arts and culture correspondent Rachel Donadio engaged with Co-President Gail Lord and Stephanie Manasseh, Founder and Director, Accessible Art Fair, Brussels/New York, at The New York Times' Art for Tomorrow conference in March in Doha, Qatar.