Loyola University Museum of Art

My visit had its ups and downs.
The art is nice, and the museum is a good size as far as college art museums go. Second floor rotating exhibits are probably more interesting than the heavily religious themed permanent collection.
I think $ 9 is expensive though.
Also, my pet peeve when visiting museums is staff setting up for private events during open hours. Ok, I understand the set up needs to happen sometime, but I was not warned about it when I began my visit and I find it very off putting to see set up for a private event and you have to wonder how soon you will be kicked out.

We went there today. They had only their permanent exhibition open. The docent explained that they were «between exhibitions.» So it was not too much to see. Watch their website to see what they have besides their permanent collection.

Mickey A.‘s day off continues. Ok, I wasn’t planning on stopping in, but rather treat myself to a scoop of ice cream from Ghiradelli’s nearby. Don’t judge. It was hot out.
Anyway, I walked in and had no idea how big this museum really is. The shop, the information/​ticket desk, and the restrooms are on the second floor, as well as whatever exhibition is currently on display. On my visit, I checked out the «Touching Strangers», photos by Richard Renaldi. He photographed strangers of different backgrounds from all over the U.S. and posed them together. They were all beautifully photographed and probably the most touching thing I’ve seen. The third floor contains the European paintings and sculptures from the twelfth through the eighteenth centuries. Eh, forgive me, I can’t remember the dates. I went in on a relatively quiet day, and I felt like the museum was all mine, with the exception of three or four employees monitoring the floors. I’d definitely recommend this if you’re in the area. It’s not pricy at all — $ 8 admission. I wish this was around when I was a Loyola undergrad. It’s free for Loyola students under 25. What now?

we went for the edward gorey exhibit and puppet show by blair thomas company. both were fantastic! puppets are not just for kids– in fact, this puppet show is decidedly NOT for kids.
i have no idea how i stumbled upon LUMA’s website. i never knew this place existed! i will definitely check back for future exhibits. if you’re looking for a museum experience downtown but haven’t got all day, you should stop in here.

A few days ago, I visited this postage stamp-​size art museum and enjoyed its fine collection of Devotional Theme Art in its permanent collection. I especially relished its fine paintings by these Renaissance Period painters;Ventura de Moro («Coronation of Virgin»), Niccolo di Liberatore da Foligno («Saint Jerome»), Marco Palmezzano («Saint Francis and Saint Jerome in Desert»)and Follower of Hieronymous Bosch. I also liked their Baroque Period paintings by Nicolas Bertin («Annunciation»), Thomas de Keyser, and Andrea Casselli («Continence of Scipio»)and Sassoferrato. There were also fine Baroque sculptings by Martin Zurn. This art museum had a nice temporary exhibit, pertaining to the illustrations of 20^th Century illustrator, Edward Gorey. Gorey illustrated book covers for books by famous writers like;Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, just to cite a few as well as theatrical posters. This art museum is very close to Chicago’s famous Water Tower.

My husband and I visited the museum when the museum was featuring a special folk art show. We were not interested in that as much as the historic treasures. We were fortunate to meet a docent named Angela who guided us through the permanent collection on the 2^nd floor. She was so helpful and the art is amazing. We viewed works as old as the 13^th century. Though the museum provides guided tours, we learned that very few people take advantage of this great service. We had the benefit of a personal guide. It was a lovely experience.

I went to the LUMA for the first time recently and had a really good experience. Everyone working there was very friendly and helpful. I was surprised at the small size of the museum but it was laid out very well. The D’Arcy has a great collection. I was very impressed with the Stories in Cloth exhibit too. The pieces are set pretty close together but since it’s a textile exhibit it gave the show a homey and comfortable feel. I would definitely recommend a visit to the LUMA!

LUMA, as the museum is marketing itself as lately, is a city treasure not to be missed. In it’s early days, it was known as the D’Arcy Museum of Religious Art, due to it’s permanent collection of mostly Renaissance era paintings, sculpture, and other artwork inspired by Christian devotion. The D’Arcy Gallery is still up on the third floor of this compact musem and you should include it when visiting a current exhibit.
At LUMA, we attended a major retrospective of the works of László Moholy-​Nagy, an artist and educator of 1920s Germany, who formed the famous Bauhaus school of art and design in Dessau. When the school was forced to close by the Nazis in 1933, Moholy-​Nagy moved himself and the school to Chicago. Here it was first called the New Bauhaus, but later became known as the Institute of Design (at the Illinois Institute of Technology.) This is not the first such retrospective, but as organized at LUMA, it was a gathering of photos, drawings, engravings, and of course, photograms, from collections around the world. Each of the 5 gallery rooms was devoted to a different theme of Moholy-Nagy’s oeuvre, with a «viewer’s guide» on tear-​off pads for each of the rooms. In gallery 4 was a rarely seen sculpture/​machine designed by Moholy-​Nagy, the Light Prop for an Electric Stage (Light Space Modulator) –
The device was only being turned on for 2.5 minutes every 30 minutes on a set schedule.
The most fascinating part of the exhibit was in gallery 2, on the theme of «Lightplay.» Here a translucent white fabric, wide enough to reach from floor to ceiling, was stretched in a «Z» shape around two of the buildings cylindrical pillars. Three projectors beamed a Moholy-​Nagy film, Ein Lichtspiel schwarz weiss grau (A Lightplay black white gray), 1930, onto the three surfaces that resulted. While the film can be found posted in many places on the Web, it was this setting and presentation of it that made it more impressive to modern eyes.

As an alum, I am emailed whenever their is a new exhibit. LUMA is a smart and petite museum — it is great when you have a limited amount of time and one of the larger museums in towns in way too daunting. You can get in and out without a problem. The exhibits are steller.
I have picked up a few gifts at the gift shop. There’s no café but Argo Tea is in the same building (separate entrance).

one star off for trying to compare paris to chicago. cheesey!
everything else was wonderful. the permanent as well as the current rodin exhibit was excellent. rodin was quoted on each piece so that made it much more meaningful to me personally.
cheap to get in! $ 6.

I came with a friend and wasn’t expecting anything too fancy, but it turned out to be a fantastic afternoon. We spent about a half hour touring the museum that Saturday and then went for a stroll down the beach just off campus and had pizza nearby. It’s something different to do, and as someone who doesn’t attend Loyola it was really nifty to check out what they’re up to over there. The only art that I wasn’t too thrilled with was one of the photographers sets, but that’s because as a photographer myself I’m REALLY picky, especially when it comes to portraits of all types.

I arrived here Saturday afternoon, friends and kid in tow, to see the The Art of Democracy exhibit, having misread the Time Out Chicago listing and didn’t realize the exhibit doesn’t open until September 6^th.
One thing I discovered that may seem like I’m being cheap but it does say something about this «Museum.»
Unlike most museums of substance, at least in Chicago, «LUMA» as it self-​dubs, does not admit academics with faculty ID’s gratis. BLECH. There is a reason museums do this: it’s very good business, i.e., maybe a teacher would see an exhibit and bring a class?
This is a university «museum» that doesn’t accomodate the faculty of other universities. Like I said: BLECH.
I haven’t surveyed the other many university-​housed museums in the city to discern their policies, but to me a «museum» that doesn’t comp teachers is no museum at all, but rather a gallery pretending to be something it is not.

Didn’t even know this existed until Bank of America loaned out part of its new legacy LaSalle Bank collections. WOW! It’s small, but the collection was more impressive than MCA’s. The Andy Warhol Silver Cloud exhibit was a lot of fun, and the loaned out prints were really impressive. The staff was super friendly. Definitely will return.

I can’t believe I didn’t know this was here. It’s RIGHT NEXT DOOR to Bottega Veneta!
I came by yesterday to check out the Warhol Silver Clouds installation. Very cool, very different. I didn’t understand the interpretive dance portion at all, but enjoyed the performance as well as throwing the silver clouds around. The black and white photography was definitely interesting and I also enjoyed the diamond dust pieces.
Very cool jewelry in the gift shop as well as some fun scarves, tee shirts, books, photos and othe trinkets.
This is a great change from the MCA and AI. I’ll have to stop in more often. I did not check out the permanent collection, but will be back for that.

I stopped there with Arnab M and two of his friends during our recent trip to Chicago. It was pretty chilly out, so this was a good way to escape the cold for a little while. We didn’t really know what to expect but had a pretty good time. The museum is actually quite small, but the collections are fairly interesting. When we went, they had a temporary exhibit on Andy Warhol, in which they’d reproduced the original Silver Cloud exhibit, and had also brought a number of prints and paintings. The expo was pretty cool. Upstairs, they also have a permanent collection of mostly religious objects and works of art from the medieval and Renaissance periods in Europe: it wasn’t bad, but I’m hard to impress when it comes to that kind of stuff, having grown up in France. Nevertheless, the museum is pretty cool, if a bit small. $ 6 entrance fee for adults.

David S. and I were waltzing around North Michigan Avenue before my friend Scott and his friend Ed joined us, and we walked passed a poster for Andy Warhol’s Silver Clouds exhibit at LUMA and decided to check it out. It was the most random exhibit ever, but sooo much fun!!! David S. took funny pictures of me being silly and childish in this Neverland for adults. After playing with the puffy silver clouds, we checked out the photo exhibit and LUMA’s permanent collection, which was almost entirely, and not surprisingly, Catholic arts and crafts from the middle ages, many from western and central Europe. Beautiful though. I definitely recommend the Silver Clouds exhibit, it’s a fun, and it’s only $ 6 unless your are a senior citizen or student under 25, in which case it is free. The LUMA building is also gorgeous, and in stark contrast to the far more modern surrounding buildings. Oddly enough, the same building also houses a Hershey’s store.

I saw an exhibit a few months back that exhibited different representations of the Dhali Lama. Some friends and I went on a young professionals evening, not expecting more than a few cocktails, but the art was actually interesting and thought provoking. Now, I haven’t been here for any other exhibits, but I think its worth checking out for something different!

This new art museum has recently opened with an exhibit about the great Italian artist Caravaggio. The trick is that there are no actual paintings in this exhibit. This self-​proclaimed «digital revolution of art» reveals the master’s works in digital reproductions. I would visit on the free day (Tuesday) and save your spending money for one of the nearby stores. Hopefully the LUMA will fill the void left by the closing of the Terra Museum of Art.