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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.
Chicago Cultural Center. The city of Chicago, Illinois, has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small.Major cultural institutions include: the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Goodman Theater, Joffrey Ballet, Central Public Harold Washington Library, and the Chicago Cultural Center, all in the Loop;
National Veterans Art Museum: Chicago: Cook: Chicago area: Art: Art produced by veterans: Naval Air Station Glenview Museum: Glenview: Cook: Chicago area: Aviation: Aviation and the history of Naval Air Station Glenview, operated by the Glenview Hangar One Foundation: Homepage: Nehring Gallery: DeKalb: DeKalb: Northern Illinois: Culture
Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing. On May 16, 2009, the Art Institute opened the Modern Wing, the largest expansion in the museum's history. [46] The 264,000-square-foot (24,500 m 2) addition, designed by Renzo Piano, makes the Art Institute the second-largest museum in the US. [2]
Arthur B. Davies, Elysian Fields, undated, oil on canvas, The Phillips Collection (Washington, D. C.) The School of the Art Institute of Chicago was founded in 1879, from the remains of an earlier school founded in 1866 (thus the school predates the museum of the same name). [6]
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum is a museum located at 40 East Erie Street on the Near North Side in Chicago, Illinois, near the Magnificent Mile. The museum is housed within the historic Samuel M. Nickerson House , the 1883 residence of a wealthy Chicago banker. [ 2 ]
In its early days, the gallery became known for exhibiting the work of American and European artists including Antoine Blanchard, Edouard Cortes, and Alexander Calder. Maurice Sternberg died in 1994 and the gallery passed to his wife, Judith who directed the gallery until 1999. [ 2 ]
The museum has a 466-seat auditorium, which is part of the new wing, that hosts community-related events, such as a jazz and blues music series, poetry readings, film screenings, and other cultural events. The museum also has a gift shop and a research library. [18] The museum's funding is partially dependent upon a Chicago Park District tax ...