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Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA)

Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) Art illuminating the spirit.

The Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) offers visitors one of the one of the finest collections of medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art in the Midwest, the Martin D’Arcy Collection, S.J., world-renowned exhibitions, and inspiring programming to illuminate the spirit.

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We are so proud to announce the return of the Annual Crèche Exhibit! The exhibit will be open from Friday, December 10th...
12/08/2021

We are so proud to announce the return of the Annual Crèche Exhibit! The exhibit will be open from Friday, December 10th through Sunday, December 12th only. Please visit our website for updated information (www.luc.edu/luma). See you all soon! ✨

Join us tomorrow night for LUC's annual Lessons & Carols program! This year the Department of Fine and Performing Arts k...
12/04/2020

Join us tomorrow night for LUC's annual Lessons & Carols program! This year the Department of Fine and Performing Arts kindly invited to participate to include our wonderful crèches!

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Saturday, December 5th at 7:30pm CST - the concert is FREE!

After the concert, be sure to check out luc.edu/LUMA to see this year's virtual crèche exhibition celebrating the 25 days of Christmas!

We're virutally celebrating Sister Jean's 101st birthday today! 🎂Check out the slideshow here: https://www.luc.edu/luma/...
08/21/2020
Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM Gallery: LUMA: Loyola University Chicago

We're virutally celebrating Sister Jean's 101st birthday today! 🎂
Check out the slideshow here: https://www.luc.edu/luma/collections/srjeandoloresschmidtbvmgallery/

Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM Gallery Happy 101st Birthday to Sister Jean!  Enjoy this slideshow of birthday wishes left by members of the Loyola University Chicago community and a special message from us at LUMA.     In August 2019, the Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM Gallery opened at LUMA to ce...

Happy Feast Day of St. Ignatius of Loyola! Happy to showcase our 'Windows of Faith' for the AJCU's   series.
07/31/2020

Happy Feast Day of St. Ignatius of Loyola! Happy to showcase our 'Windows of Faith' for the AJCU's series.

Today's reflection on 'Windows of Faith' comes from Carlynne Robinson, Collections and Events Manager at Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) at Loyola University Chicago. Learn more in today's AJCU Higher Ed News: https://mailchi.mp/ajcunet/ajcu-higher-ed-news-july-31

07/13/2020

WTTW - Chicago PBS will be re-airing their story about Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) D'Arcy Collection during Chicago Tonight! Catch it 7PM CDT tonight. 🎥

WTTW News stopped by LUMA to film the D’Arcy Collection for a virtual tour and we’re happy to share it with everyone! P...
05/13/2020
A Virtual Visit to a Luminous Collection of Spiritual Art

WTTW News stopped by LUMA to film the D’Arcy Collection for a virtual tour and we’re happy to share it with everyone! Please enjoy the clip while you’re safe at home. Sending well wishes to you and your family!

A private tour of a collection of artistic treasures with a spiritual focus. Our latest “virtual visit” is a look at artwork designed to inspire.

03/17/2020

Due to Coronoavirus (COVID-19) concerns, LUMA will not be hosting tours, visitor appointments, or events until further notice. We will provide updates as soon as they are available.

02/20/2020

LUMA's winter clearance sale is closed this weekend due to a city water main break! We'll be back on Wednesday!

Our Winter Clearance Sale is in 1 week!!!
02/12/2020

Our Winter Clearance Sale
is in 1 week!!!

Featuring over 300 artists, dining, and entertainment, the 4th annual One of a Kind Spring Show, one of the most excitin...
04/24/2019

Featuring over 300 artists, dining, and entertainment, the 4th annual One of a Kind Spring Show, one of the most exciting shopping events in Chicago, returns to The Mart, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, THIS WEEKEND, April 26 – 28. Use the code Heron19 when purchasing tickets for $2 off of admission!

Featuring over 300 artists, dining, and entertainment, the 4th annual One of a Kind Spring Show, one of the most excitin...
04/17/2019

Featuring over 300 artists, dining, and entertainment, the 4th annual One of a Kind Spring Show, one of the most exciting shopping events in Chicago, returns to The Mart, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, this April 26 – 28. Use the code Heron19 when purchasing tickets for $2 off of admission!

David Lee Csicsko will partner with Third Coast Baroque to present the Chicago premiere of Handel’s “Triumph." His origi...
04/10/2019

David Lee Csicsko will partner with Third Coast Baroque to present the Chicago premiere of Handel’s “Triumph." His original illustrations will complement English-language supertitles to re-create some of the aspects of the original Roman premiere for modern audiences.

Purchase tickets for the event here: http://www.thirdcoastbaroque.org/triumph.html?utm_source=Third+Coast+Baroque+Newsletter&utm_campaign=25c9327310-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_02_27_10_19_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_70d267888f-25c9327310-205854713

Mark your calendars! Next Saturday, April 13, from 1-3 PM celebrate Earth Day with a recycled crafting session at LUMA! ...
04/05/2019

Mark your calendars! Next Saturday, April 13, from 1-3 PM celebrate Earth Day with a recycled crafting session at LUMA! Using vinyl street banners from past LUMA exhibitions, learn how to make place mats, plant pots, wallets, and more. All materials will be provided.

Thank you to all who came to our spring opening reception and gallery tour with Magenta founder MaryAnn Camilleri!
04/04/2019

Thank you to all who came to our spring opening reception and gallery tour with Magenta founder MaryAnn Camilleri!

David Lee Csicsko will partner with Third Coast Baroque to present the Chicago premiere of Handel’s “Triumph." His origi...
04/04/2019

David Lee Csicsko will partner with Third Coast Baroque to present the Chicago premiere of Handel’s “Triumph." His original illustrations will complement English-language supertitles to re-create some of the aspects of the original Roman premiere for modern audiences.

Purchase tickets for the event here: http://www.thirdcoastbaroque.org/triumph.html?utm_source=Third+Coast+Baroque+Newsletter&utm_campaign=25c9327310-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_02_27_10_19_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_70d267888f-25c9327310-205854713

Featuring over 300 artists, dining, and entertainment, the 4th annual One of a Kind Spring Show, one of the most excitin...
04/03/2019

Featuring over 300 artists, dining, and entertainment, the 4th annual One of a Kind Spring Show, one of the most exciting shopping events in Chicago, returns to The Mart, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, this April 26 – 28. Use the code Heron19 when purchasing tickets for $2 off of admission!

Join LUMA on Saturday, March 30 from 1-2 p.m. for a dance performance inspired by the Flash Forward photography exhibiti...
03/29/2019

Join LUMA on Saturday, March 30 from 1-2 p.m. for a dance performance inspired by the Flash Forward photography exhibition. Student dancers from Loyola’s Department of Fine Arts will perform new dance work in the galleries.

Join LUMA on Saturday, March 30 from 1-2 p.m. for a dance performance inspired by the Flash Forward photography exhibiti...
03/27/2019

Join LUMA on Saturday, March 30 from 1-2 p.m. for a dance performance inspired by the Flash Forward photography exhibition. Student dancers from Loyola’s Department of Fine Arts will perform new dance work in the galleries.

03/25/2019

Our opening reception for Flash Forward: Luisa Dörr; Nina Röder; Nichole Sobecki; Jan Hoek, Duran Lantink, and SistaazHood, David Lee Csicsko: Parade of Saints, Yollocalli Arts Reach: Portraits of Little Village, and Arrupe College: Bring It was a success! Thank you to WLUW for providing entertainment and thank you to all attendees!

Tomorrow from 1-2 p.m. founder and director of the nonprofit arts publishing house the Magenta Foundation, MaryAnn Camil...
03/22/2019

Tomorrow from 1-2 p.m. founder and director of the nonprofit arts publishing house the Magenta Foundation, MaryAnn Camilleri, will lead a tour of the Flash Forward exhibition featuring photographs by Luisa Dörr, Nina Röder, Nichole Sobecki, Jan Hoek and Duran Lantink with SistaazHood. We hope to see you there!

Don’t miss our opening reception today from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to celebrate the opening of our spring exhibitions: Flash For...
03/22/2019

Don’t miss our opening reception today from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to celebrate the opening of our spring exhibitions: Flash Forward: Luisa Dörr; Nina Röder; Nichole Sobecki; Jan Hoek, Duran Lantink, and SistaazHood; David Lee Csicsko: Parade of Saints; and Arrupe College: Bring It. Refreshments will be provided, and the reception will feature downtempo indie music provided by Hannah Viti, DJ for WLUW, Loyola’s student-run radio station. We hope to see you there!

Don’t miss our opening reception this Friday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to celebrate the opening of our spring exhibitions: Fla...
03/20/2019

Don’t miss our opening reception this Friday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to celebrate the opening of our spring exhibitions: Flash Forward: Luisa Dörr; Nina Röder; Nichole Sobecki; Jan Hoek, Duran Lantink, and SistaazHood; David Lee Csicsko: Parade of Saints; and Arrupe College: Bring It. Refreshments will be provided, and the reception will feature downtempo indie music provided by Hannah Viti, DJ for WLUW, Loyola’s student-run radio station. We hope to see you there!

See David Lee Csicsko’s portrait of Sister Jean and pick up a free Sister Jean bookmark at LUMA! Csicsko’s exhibition "D...
03/19/2019

See David Lee Csicsko’s portrait of Sister Jean and pick up a free Sister Jean bookmark at LUMA! Csicsko’s exhibition "David Lee Csicsko: Parade of Saints" invites viewers of all faiths, ages, and backgrounds to investigate the lives, legends, and gore of Catholic saints.

Join LUMA members and staff this Friday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to celebrate the opening of our spring exhibitions: Flash Fo...
03/18/2019

Join LUMA members and staff this Friday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to celebrate the opening of our spring exhibitions: Flash Forward: Luisa Dörr; Nina Röder; Nichole Sobecki; Jan Hoek, Duran Lantink, and SistaazHood; David Lee Csicsko: Parade of Saints; and Arrupe College: Bring It. Refreshments will be provided, and the reception will feature downtempo indie music provided by Hannah Viti, DJ for WLUW, Loyola’s student-run radio station.

Visit LUMA today from 1-2 p.m. for a gallery tour led by curator Dr. Natasha Ritsma of our spring photography exhibition...
03/15/2019

Visit LUMA today from 1-2 p.m. for a gallery tour led by curator Dr. Natasha Ritsma of our spring photography exhibition, Flash Forward!

On Friday, March 22 join LUMA members and staff from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to celebrate the opening of our spring exhibitions: ...
03/14/2019

On Friday, March 22 join LUMA members and staff from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to celebrate the opening of our spring exhibitions: "Flash Forward: Luisa Dörr; Nina Röder; Nichole Sobecki; Jan Hoek, Duran Lantink, and SistaazHood;" "David Lee Csicsko: Parade of Saints;" and "Arrupe College: Bring It." Refreshments will be provided, and the reception will feature downtempo indie music provided by Hannah Viti, DJ for WLUW, Loyola’s student-run radio station.

Visit LUMA tomorrow from 1-2 p.m. for a gallery tour led by curator Dr. Natasha Ritsma of our spring photography exhibit...
03/14/2019

Visit LUMA tomorrow from 1-2 p.m. for a gallery tour led by curator Dr. Natasha Ritsma of our spring photography exhibition, Flash Forward.

Join curator Natasha Ritsma today from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for a gallery tour of our Spring photography exhibition, "Flash Fo...
03/12/2019

Join curator Natasha Ritsma today from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for a gallery tour of our Spring photography exhibition, "Flash Forward."

Happy Tuesday from LUMA! Don’t forget, we’re open until 8 p.m. tonight, so make sure to stop in to view our new spring e...
02/26/2019

Happy Tuesday from LUMA! Don’t forget, we’re open until 8 p.m. tonight, so make sure to stop in to view our new spring exhibitions.

Have you seen the stunning images in our “Flash Forward: Luisa Dörr; Jan Hoek, Duran Lantink, and SistaazHood; Nina Röde...
02/22/2019

Have you seen the stunning images in our “Flash Forward: Luisa Dörr; Jan Hoek, Duran Lantink, and SistaazHood; Nina Röder; Nichole Sobecki” exhibition? Stop by LUMA today to view the winning work of the Magenta Foundation’s Flash Forward 2018 competition.

“Arrupe College: Bring It” features Student projects individually developed out of alongside photographs and 2-dimension...
02/20/2019

“Arrupe College: Bring It” features Student projects individually developed out of alongside photographs and 2-dimensional work from Arrupe’s inaugural Foundation Studio/2D-Design class. Come view LUMA’s second collaboration with Arrupe College from now until April 27, 2019.

Each work in “Yollocalli Arts Reach: Portraits of Little Village” reflects a unique piece of the Little Village neighbor...
02/18/2019

Each work in “Yollocalli Arts Reach: Portraits of Little Village” reflects a unique piece of the Little Village neighborhood through the perspective and style of youth artists. Visit LUMA’s Art Expressways gallery from now through June 8, 2019 to view the work of the young artists in the Yollocalli Little Village arts program.

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Last week's summer reflection on 'Adoration of the Magi' by Jacopo dal Ponte Bassano came from Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) at Loyola University Chicago. Stay tuned tomorrow for artwork and a reflection from another university!
Last week's summer reflection on 'Adoration of the Magi' by Jacopo dal Ponte Bassano came from Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) at Loyola University Chicago. Stay tuned tomorrow for artwork and a reflection from another university!
Beginning this afternoon, Masses are being livestreamed from colleges and universities across the country. Visit https://www.ajcunet.edu/campusministry-links for a schedule and links to view them online.

'The Way to Calvary' via Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA).
Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1692, by (; Spanish, 1652–1706), who died (Jan 10). Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA); source, https://www.synthescape.com/collections/decorative-art-sculpture/artworks/madonna-and-child
Today marks the 368th anniversary of the birth of 17th-century sculptor Luisa Roldán (Spanish, 1652-1706). Art Herstory celebrates La Roldana with a guest post by Cathy Hall-van den Elsen - "Finding Luisa Roldán: A North American road trip," https://artherstory.net/finding-luisa-roldan-a-north-american-road-trip/.

Cathy reflects on her west-to-east journey around North America (from Australia) to study Roldán sculptures at LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Getty, The Blanton Museum of Art (The University of Texas at Austin), Meadows Museum of Art (SMU), Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA), Detroit Institute of Arts, Royal Ontario Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York & The Hispanic Society Museum & Library.

Cathy's English-language book "Luisa Roldan," forthcoming next year (2021), is the inaugural volume in the Lund Humphries book series .

Pictured here: The Repose in Egypt / Rest on the Flight into Egypt, c. 1692, by Luisa Roldán. Hispanic Society of America.

Last week's selection, 'Windows of Faith,' came from the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) at Loyola University Chicago; stay tuned tomorrow to find out which university museum's art selection will be featured next!
Today's reflection on 'Windows of Faith' comes from Carlynne Robinson, Collections and Events Manager at Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) at Loyola University Chicago. Learn more in today's AJCU Higher Ed News: https://mailchi.mp/ajcunet/ajcu-higher-ed-news-july-31
Our latest virtual visit is a look at artwork designed to inspire at the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA).
Our latest virtual art tour is a look at artwork designed to inspire at the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA).
You don't have to be religious to appreciate the art, culture and history of faiths around the world. Help us find the Best Religious Museum by voting in our Readers' Choice Award!

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Stop by Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) to experience a beloved holiday tradition—Stories of the Crèche: The Collection of James and Emilia Govan. Crèches, or nativity scenes, will be displayed from more than 40 countries, including a Chicago nativity complete with the skyline and Holy Name Cathedral.

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