Cultural News

“Forget what you think you know about Bihar. The state that gave the world Buddha and Nalanda built India's most advanced museum—proving Bihar's only backwardness is in how the rest of India sees it.”

In 2011, Lord Cultural Resources was engaged to support the development of a dynamic new destination for the State of Bihar in India. Working alongside Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar’s visionary team led by Shri Anjani Kumar Singh,  Lord provided planning and advisory services that helped realize a bold public investment in heritage.

The Bihar Museum opened in 2017 and is now recognized as one of India’s most advanced cultural institutions—reigniting local pride and setting a new national benchmark.

“The Beaver Creek Conservation Area, a 15-minute drive south of Saskatoon, closes to the public at 4 p.m. But for a few weeknights from late summer into early fall, about a dozen people can tour the site after hours and feast on a special ‘grazing supper’ along the edge of the creek valley.”

Lord Cultural Resources recently completed a Draft Capital & Operating Plan for the Meewasin Valley Authority to support the organization's long-term planning and investment, and as part of its leadership role in exploring the Meewasin Valley area's potential for designation as a new national urban park. We’re thrilled to see the valley’s growing profile further recognized in this article, naming it one of Canada’s top ten travel destinations around the country to explore this summer.

The International Council of Museums, the largest museum organization in the world with 45,000 members, is revising its core document, the ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums, which will be of interest to everyone involved with museums including staff, boards and visitors as well as stakeholders in the arts and sciences. The process is a highly consultative one, as explained by Sally Yerkovitch, chair of the International Council of Museums Ethics Committee in a recent webinar organized by the Canadian chapter of ICOM. In 2022, ICOM approved a new definition of museum.

Every year, for Women’s History Month, we shine a spotlight on incredible women who are making a real difference. This year's nominees are four incredible women who are making a huge impact in the independent foundation sector thanks to their extraordinary dedication and vision. 

We also asked them all the question: “How do you stay positive in these challenging times?” Read on to see what they had to say!

“Canada Post has issued a new Black History Month stamp featuring Marie Joseph Angélique. Her story not only sheds light on the tragic history of enslavement in what is now Canada – it also reveals a woman who sought to resist her bondage and empower herself in ways that were available to her. Marie Joseph Angélique was a Black woman who was enslaved by Thérèse de Couagne in Montréal. She had a reputation for defiance – including, at one point, allegedly threatening to kill her enslaver.”

Marishana Mabusela, Lord Senior Consultant, provided a comprehensive research package on the life and legacy of Marie Joseph Angélique, including significant research into images and digital media assets looking at how she’s been represented, since there are no known photographs of her. 

The Globe and Mail, January 23, 2025

“It was very exciting for me to be interviewed by Josh O’Kane, a leading journalist for Canada‘s national newspaper, The Globe & Mail. I hope you can take a few minutes to read the article and see what he chose out of our two-hour conversation on the future of museums.” – Gail Lord