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On this episode Kathleen Brown, Vice President, Lord Cultural Resources speaks to Mary Kershaw about growing up visiting museums and embarking on a major strategic planning process at the height of the pandemic. Mary explains how the pandemic spurred ideas around the Museum and its future, as well as why strategic planning is important as the Museum looks ahead to its upcoming centennial. 

Gail Lord speaks to John G. Hampton, Executive Director & CEO MacKenzie Art Gallery, about the challenges faced by museum executives during an era of great change, as well as the reconciliation, decolonisation, and Indigenization of institutions. John also discusses Radical Stitch, the most significant exhibition of contemporary Indigenous bead work ever presented in North America.

On this episode Yvonne Tang, Director, Visitor Experience, Lord Cultural Resources, talks to Liwy about the newly opened Museo Miraflores, its transformation and the ins and outs of implementation. Learn about Mayan culture and why Museo Miraflores is located on what was the southern end of the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyú. Liwy talks about how visitors are experiencing the new Museum and some of its most popular exhibits.

In this episode, Kathleen Brown, Vice President, Lord Cultural Resources speaks to Corey Madden about her journey to the Monterey Museum of Art, the City of Monterey, its unique features, community, and its cultural scene. Learn more about how this identity has helped develop the vision for the reimagined Monterey Museum of Art and how this will shift the museum’s historical operations.

On this episode Joy Bailey-Bryant talks to The Center for Black Excellence and Culture’s founder Rev. Dr. Alex Gee about the Center’s mission to enhance Black pride in Black achievement, innovation, and excellence, and facilitate the sharing of the Black experience through culture.

In this episode, Director, Lord Cultural Resources Javier Jimenez talks to Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford, Director of V&A East about his journey to culture and his belief that it is a mechanism to connect people, cultures, and time. Learn about how COVID and the Black Lives Matter movement have transformed the nature of the arts and uniquely impacted the V&A, and Gus’s own efforts to connect to new audiences, new voices. 

Eve Moros Ortega, Director, Lord Cultural Resources, interviews Kitt Potter, the new Arts and Cultural Affairs Director for the City of Kingston, NY. Kitt has been charged with implementing the newly approved Kingston Arts and Culture Master Plan. Find out more what this cultural plan sets out, what it means for Kingston, and why investment in the arts is important.

Lord's U.S. President Joy Bailey-Bryant talks with Marc H. Morial, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Urban League about the League's origins, how the concept of the Urban Civil Rights Museum evolved, and what makes it unique. Find out more about its new home, the Urban League Empowerment Center – one of the most significant economic development projects in Harlem. 

Technology allows arts organizations to tell stories better, share knowledge, understand audiences, and increase operational efficiency. To harness the possibilities of technology, organizations need to understand their own internal capabilities, incorporate digital assessment into their strategic vision, and plan for future digital opportunities. Now more than ever, it is critical that arts organizations adopt digital tools and technologies to improve their operations, engage audiences, and innovate new ways of artistic presentation.

Lord Cultural Resources was proud to be part of the virtual conference organized by the Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, and Ashoka University: Imaginations: Rural, Urban, Global. Gail Lord was a participant in the featured panel discussion "Contemporary Role of Museums and Universities in the 21st Century."

The Cultural Welfare panel took place on Dec 3, 2021 as part of AISC2021 (the Annual Symposium of the Italian Association for Canadian Studies hosted by the University of Bologna, in collaboration with academic and cultural partners in Italy and Canada). Special guests were: President Emerita of OCAD University, Sara Diamond; distinguished University of Toronto scholar and urban cultural-policy expert Daniel Silver; Director, "Master in Digital Marketing and Communication” program, University of Bologna Business School, Roberto Grandi; and, art critic, curator, and expert in public art, Fabiola Naldi. Hosted by Paolo Granata (University of Toronto) and Martin Stiglio (ARCHI).

In this episode, Veronica Gonzales, Thought Leader, Lord Cultural Resources, sits down with Tracy M. Colunga, Chief Innovation Officer at the City of Long Beach to speak about the development of the Latino Cultural Center. Tracy rose from officer to manager to Chief Innovation Officer through her 15-year tenure at the City of Long Beach. She has led the City's Office of Civic Innovation since 2017/2018. Her career and passion for the Latino Cultural Center project are informed by her background: granddaughter of migrant farmworkers and daughter to a mother who worked a blue-collar job.

This week's exciting conversation features Monica Sylvain, Ph.D., DEI Thought Leader here at Lord, along with Daniel Hammer, President and CEO of The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC). Learn about how Daniel Hammer and Lord developed a strategic plan for THNOC in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode, Lord's Principal Consultant Lisa Wright speaks with Gerald Dieleman, Senior Director - Horticulture at the Assiniboine Park Conservancy. As senior director, Dieleman does project planning and coordination for implementation of the Public Garden and oversees horticulture- and landscape-related capital projects.

Lord's Vice President Brad King dives into a lively conversation with Rashida Phillips, Executive Director of the American Jazz Museum. Rashida Phillips began her work as Executive Director in January 2020. In her About Me statement on the American Jazz Museum website, Phillips notes, “I believe all the roads of my life’s journey have led me to the American Jazz Museum.”

The lively conversation continues between Lord's Director Sean Stanwick and Ma. Elizabeth "Marilies” Gustilo, Senior Director of Arts and Culture at the Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines. 

In this episode, find Lord's Director Sean Stanwick in insightful conversation with Ma. Elizabeth "Marilies” Gustilo, Senior Director of Arts and Culture at the Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines. 

In this episode, Lord's Senior Practice Leader Kathleen Brown speaks with Jason Cryan and Sarah George, Executive Director and Chief Philanthropy Officer respectively of the Natural History Museum of Utah. As Executive Director, Jason Cryan helps shape the vision for the Museum and advocates for a highly skilled, creative, and dedicated staff.