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This month's Cultural News roundup includes a tribute to our wonderful colleague, Dr. Ahmed Ghazali.

Rockford's new cultural plan has been unveiled! "The Rockford Area Arts Council on Thursday night revealed the city’s first ever cultural plan, which lays out strategies for weaving arts and culture into everything from economic development initiatives to education. The arts council worked with consulting firm Lord Cultural Resources to develop the plan. Eve-Laure Moros Ortega, lead with Lord Cultural Resources, praised the communities buy-in to investing in the arts and developing the plan. 'It is building on the all of the strengths that you have,' she said. 'This plan will elevate that, will amplify it, will push that further.'"

We're so proud of our work on the Rockford Region Cultural Plan. Look for the big reveal on July 11th, and read more about our role and what to expect in this wonderful piece by Mary McNamara Bernsten. Thanks to our incredible team leading the way! Eve-Laure Moros Ortega, M.P.A. Tiffany Lyons Valerie Guevara. "The Arts Council consulted with Lord Cultural Resources whose mission statement is ‘making the world a better place through culture’, and that starts from within their team. We’ve had the honor of working with a powerhouse team from Lord. They’ve impressed city officials, community leaders, and Rockford Region residents with their knowledge of Rockford’s history and their Rockford current events proficiency — I hear about regional wins from the Lord team before they hit our media’s websites."

British artists like the great Antony Gormly are donating their art to support the party that supports creative industry in the upcoming election. Message for US and Canada?

This Wednesday, join Lord Thought Leader Ali Hossaini at “AI, Music, and the Human Spirit” as part of London Tech Week, discussing how AI can be used responsibly to enhance creativity and improve people’s lives. #LTW

Thanks so much to everyone who made this year’s American Alliance of Museums conference in Baltimore such a huge success. We had a wonderful time catching up with past and current clients and meeting some new faces. We had fantastic book signings for Brad King's New Directions in University Museums and Gail Lord's Manual of Museum Management for Museums in Dynamic Change. Then onto two packed sessions: Natalie Bornstein's “Empowering Community: A Museum’s Role in Economic Revitalization” with Baye Adofo-Wilson, Esq., AICP, and Gail's workshop “Toward a More Human Museum: Trust and Well-being for Staff and Visitors” with Susie Wilkening (Wilkening Consulting), John G Hampton (Mackenzie Art Gallery), Christy S. Coleman (Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation) and Yvonne Tang. Throughout our time, so many people dropped by our booth to meet and congratulate our new President and Managing Partner, Joy Bailey-Bryant. Thanks to you all. Until next year, AAM!

Happy International Museum Day from all of us at Lord Cultural Resources. Established by International Council of Museums (ICOM), the annual celebration sees museums worldwide organizing events, exhibitions and programs. This year’s theme: “Museums for Education and Research”. We have been so honoured to help museums around the world become dynamic institutions that foster learning, discovery and cultural understanding. We hope your feed is packed with incredible things to do today at your favourite museums. We’d love to hear how you’re planning on spending the day. #IMD2024, #InternationalMuseumDay, #Museums4Education #Museums4Research

We have some exciting leadership news! “I am thrilled to share that Joy Bailey-Bryant, Dov Goldstein and Javier Jiménez Fernández-Fígares Jimenez have joined me in leading Lord Cultural Resources,” says Gail Lord. “These three are a huge part of Lord’s current and growing success as the world's most impactful, thoughtful and insightful cultural planning firm. I will continue to be part of our team, refocusing my energy from day-to-day management to special projects.” Please join us in celebrating our new leadership team as they bring their diverse skillsets and experience together to lead our firm into the future. https://lnkd.in/g763jyY7

Happy International Women's Day!