Media Coverage

The Real Value of an Old Master

What turns a famous painting into a cultural icon? If museums could recreate the Mona Lisa effect, it would generate huge income. But can they? 

In the November issue of Vanity Fair on Art in The Real Value of an Old Master, Gail Lord was interviewed and quoted.

Ayala Museum & Filipinas Heritage Library receive “Museum Oscars” as leading cultural destinations

The Ayala Museum and Filipinas Heritage Library were jointly awarded in the Leading Culture Destinations Awards – dubbed the “Oscars for Museums” – for best practices as a destination that influences and empowers visitors.

Montreal Holocaust Museum

The Montreal Holocaust Museum is planning to expand in a new downtown location. A study conducted by Lord Cultural Resources looks positively on such a move.

City of Dallas Cultural Plan

Discussing the City of Dallas’ Cultural Plan with Jennifer Scripps, the Director of the Cultural Affairs Office for the City of Dallas. To learn more, visit www.dallasculturalplan.com

A Year in the Making, Dallas’ New Cultural Plan Seeks Equitable Arts Funding

After almost a year of work, a draft of a new cultural plan for the city of Dallas has been released — a bold proposal to make funding for the arts in Dallas span all races, neighborhoods, and cultures.

Dallas Cultural Plan Aims To Bring Equity To Arts Funding

The city of Dallas hasn’t been distributing arts funding equally across races and neighborhoods, according to a new blueprint for the city’s cultural future — and the city wants to do better. After twelve months and 150 community meetings with Dallas residents, the city’s Office of Cultural Affairs has drafted a new cultural plan.

The Agelessness of Creativity

Many of the most creative people I know are not artists in the capital A sense of the word. They’re not traditional artists, that is, engaged in painting or writing or making music. Instead they’re chefs, gardeners, potters, quilters, bloggers and decorators. My friend, Barry Lord, who passed away in 2017, was probably the most creative person I’ve known. 

"Amusée moi!" (2/5): le soft power

En quelques décennies, les musées sont devenus les emblèmes flamboyants des villes. Ces nouveaux temples modernes revitalisent les centres urbains. Aujourd'hui, les musées comme instruments de soft power.

Brampton city council approves first ever culture master plan

On June 27 the City of Brampton approved its first culture master plan that will foster opportunities in the arts and culture sector to further economic development in the city. 

The culture master plan lists 47 actions to help achieve the six goals outlined in the plan that include providing resources, funding, space, talent development, production and presentation in local arts and artists, and promotion.

Halifax’s waterfront the site of a proposed new cultural arts hub

Halifax is a big step closer to getting a key addition to its burgeoning waterfront — a “cultural hub” that would include the province’s art gallery and art college.

The provincial government announced Tuesday that Halifax’s Architecture49 had been given a $250,000 contract to prepare a facility plan that “will be used in the next steps and final decisions” for the hub.