Lord Cultural Resources
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Lord Cultural Resources is a firm providing consultation, planning and research in the cultural heritage sector, known especially for museology in both their practice and publications.
The firm was founded in 1981 by Barry Lord and Gail Dexter Lord, and employs some 55+ professionals and support staff, with offices in Toronto, Vancouver, New York, Paris, Mumbai and Beijing. The firm's own website claims that they have completed over 2,200 museum-planning assignments worldwide, in 56 countries on 6 continents.[1]
Their cultural projects include museums, mixed-use developments, cultural centres, art galleries, science centres, world expositions, visitor centres, heritage sites, festivals, theatres, archives, libraries and gardens.
Lord Cultural Resources produced several museum manuals, as well as books on cultural change (see Publications section below).
Services
Lord Cultural Resources offers a full range of integrated services for new and established cultural institutions.
Services Include: - Strategy & Management - Organizational Development - Facilities & Buildings - Exhibitions - Cultural Development - Recruitment - Training
Publications
Books
- Dexter Lord, Gail; Lord, Barry (2002). The Manual of Museum Exhibitions. New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9780759102347. The Manual was awarded the 2015 Ontario Museum Association (OMA) Award of Excellence in Publications.
- Lord, Barry (2007). The Manual of Museum Learning. New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780759109711.
- Dexter Lord, Gail; Markert, Kate (2007). The Manual of Strategic Planning for Museums. New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9780759109698.
- Dexter Lord, Gail; Lord, Barry (2009). The Manual of Museum Management. New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9780759111981.
- Lord, Barry; Dexter Lord, Gail (2010). Artists, Patrons, and the Public: Why Culture Changes. New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9780759118485.
- Lord, Barry; Dexter Lord, Gail; Martin, Lindsay (2012). Manual of Museum Planning : Sustainable Space, Facilities, and Operations. New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9780759121461.
- Lord, Barry (2014). Art & Energy. Arlington, VA: The AAM Press of the American Alliance of Museums. ISBN 978-1-9332-5391-6.
- Lord, Gail; Blankenberg, Ngaire (2015). Cities, Museums, and Soft Power. Arlington, VA: The AAM Press of the American Alliance of Museums. ISBN 978-1-941963-03-6.
- King, Brad; Lord, Barry (2016). The Manual of Museum Learning, Second Edition. New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-5846-4.