BARRYLORD

BARRY LORD Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, celebrated curator, author and pioneer in museum planning and arts management, died peacefully on March 9, 2017 in Toronto. Born in Hamilton on July 8, 1939, Barry graduated from Delta Secondary School and McMaster University and studied at Harvard University. He enrolled in the National Gallery of Canada museum training programme, launching a career that would transform the way museums, galleries and arts organizations are planned and managed. In 1981, Barry and his wife Gail Dexter Lord created Lord Cultural Resources Planning and Management. Based in Toronto, the company grew to become the world’s foremost museum planning firm, working with museums and galleries across Canada, the US, Europe and Asia. With Gail, Barry wrote the essential books for the museum profession including The Manual of Museum Planning (1991) and The Manual of Museum Management (1997). More recently he developed a theory of cultural change, set out in his acclaimed book Art and Energy (2014). He loved to present his ideas to people and gave public lectures until close to the time of his death. In 2016, Barry and Gail were awarded honourary doctorates from McMaster University, Barry’s alma mater. Barry is survived by Gail, his sister Lorraine and by his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at St. Mark’s Church hall, 41 Bryon St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 12:00-1:30 p.m. The funeral service will be held in the church at 2:00 p.m. Interment in the church cemetery and reception in the church hall to follow. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Ontario Lung Association. Friends might also consider consenting to organ donation, which made Barry’s last year possible. Memories, photos and condolences can be shared at www.lord.ca