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Loyola University Museum of Art

Loyola University Museum of Art
Loyola University Museum of Art

Loyola University Museum of Art is an art museum in Illinois, United States.

About Loyola University Museum of Art

The Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA), which opened in the fall of 2005, is unique among Chicago's many museums for mounting exhibits that explore the spiritual in art from all cultures, faiths, and eras. LUMA is located on Loyola University Chicago's Water Tower Campus in downtown Chicago, at 820 North Michigan Ave.

LUMA's permanent collection comprises the Martin D'Arcy Collection of medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art and objects ranging in date from 1150 to 1800. Established in 1969 by Donald Rowe, S.J., the collection contains over 300 pieces, including Ecce Homo. It was named after British humanist and Jesuit theologian Martin D'Arcy, S.J., who amassed an art collection at Campion Hall, Oxford University, in England. The collection was formerly located in the E.M.

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2005

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Artworks shown from Loyola University Museum of Art are in the public domain; images via the open-access programs of their source collections. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.