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All events take place at 820 N. Michigan Ave., William G. and Marilyn M. Simpson Lecture Hall, Water Tower Campus unless otherwise noted.

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February

Wednesday, February 10
Opening Reception
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Members: free / Non-members: $15
RSVP at luma@luc.edu or 312.915.7630

Join us to celebrate the opening of Moholy: An Education of the Senses and The Papercut Haggadah by Archie Granot.

Please Note: We strive for our exhibition openings to be events that people of all faiths can enjoy, and a Wednesday opening ensures that no religious restrictions prevent patrons from joining us for this wonderful event.

Tuesday, February 23
Meet the Curator of Moholy: An Education of the Senses
6:00 p.m.
Free

Learn about László Moholy-Nagy’s work in Chicago from curator Carol Ehlers as she guides visitors through the exhibition.

Topic to be decided

Bring a brown bag lunch and join us for an active discussion on current international issues. For more information on Heartland International's 1st Tuesday discussion series click here.

Tuesday, March 9
The Inexhaustible Wonder of Life: László Moholy-Nagy’s Utopian Legacy
6:00 p.m.
Free

Dr. Victor Margolin, professor emeritus of design history at the University of Illinois-Chicago, will look at Moholy-Nagy’s career in terms of his utopian vision. It will begin with his paintings in Hungary and Berlin; consider his involvement with the International Constructivist movement, his teaching at the Bauhaus, and his work as a photographer; and will conclude with a discussion of Moholy’s tenure as director of the New Bauhaus, School of Design, and Institute of Design in Chicago.

Thursday, March 11
The Passover Seder: A Teaching/Tasting Experience
4:00 p.m.
Free

Join students from Hillel at Loyola as they explain the order, customs, and traditions of the Passover Seder, one of Judaism’s central rituals. The Seder celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people by retelling their historic journey from slavery to freedom. People will not only learn about the Seder but also taste some of the Seder’s special foods.

Friday, March 12
Education of the Senses: Sonic Inertia Duo, Music for Marimba and Piano
6:30 p.m.
Free

Sonic Inertia Duo's music for marimba and piano embarks on a sonic  exploration of modern art. Featuring music composed during the 20th and 21st centuries that evokes or was inspired by visual images, the performance reflects on the importance of Modernism, its message for a better world, and its influence it has had on all the arts.

Tuesday, March 16
Hearing Art
Hungarian National and International Identity: The Music of Béla Bartók and György Ligeti
6:00 p.m.
Free

Hearing Art is a new partnership between LUMA and the New Millennium Orchestra (NMO). Please join us for an engaging presentation, performance, and Q & A session with members of the NMO. Hearing Art is generously funded by The Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation.

 

Wednesday, March 17
Lunch at LUMA: Literary D’Arcy
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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Pilgrimage, Piety, and Popular Culture: The Canterbury Tales and Medieval Canterbury

Dr. Nathan Breen from DePaul University will look at the mix of popular culture items in modern-day Canterbury (particularly the Starbucks Coffee located in the outer building) in conjunction with the cathedral’s use in Chaucer’s time; from there, he will argue that the Tales provide the same picture of the cathedral as a gathering place and popular destination for pilgrimages that is not always viewed solely as a religious site.

Tuesday, March 23
Moholy-Nagy and Art Education
6:00 p.m.
Free

Lynn Gamwell, PhD, will discuss Moholy-Nagy and art education. Moholy-Nagy designed and taught the core Foundation Course taken by all first-year students at the Bauhaus, in which they learned a language of vision consisting of form and color. Working with Walter Gropius, Moholy-Nagy also designed the curriculum that was organized to teach increasingly more complex skills and materials. After the closing of the Bauhaus and his relocation to Chicago, Moholy-Nagy’s curriculum was subsequently adopted by studio art schools in the city, the Midwest, and West.

Topic to be decided

Bring a brown bag lunch and join us for an active discussion on current international issues. For more information on Heartland International's 1st Tuesday discussion series click here.

Tuesday, April 6
History of the Bauhaus: Germany and Beyond
6:00 p.m.
Free

The Bauhaus was Germany’s most important and avant-garde art and design school. Radically breaking with the past, the Bauhaus was an important 20th-century shape giver. Its 13 years of existence drew a faculty of unique individuals, all of whom were famous in their own right. After the Bauhaus closed in 1933 because the faculty refused to give in to Nazi demands, people spread the school’s ideas and ideals across the United States, western Europe, and Israel. The impact was profound and changed the fiber of everyday life from the 1940s to the present. Join us for an investigation of the Bauhaus’s history by Rolf Achilles, Adjunct Associate Professor, Art History, Theory, and Criticism, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 

Tuesday, April 13
The Passover Seder: A Guided Tour of Art, Ideas, and Ideals
6:00 p.m.
Free

Rabbi Michael Zedek from Emanuel Congregation will explore how Judaism strives to marry an iconoclastic tradition with the desire/need for concrete forms. He will also consider how the Haggadah shares the story of the Exodus and shapes and alters Jewish theology, iconography, and anthropology. Co-sponsored by Hillel at Loyola.

Wednesday, April 14
Lunch at LUMA: Literary D’Arcy
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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Medieval Politics and High Drama at the End of Dante’s Inferno: Ugolino’s Story

Dr. Wiley Feinstein from Loyola’s English department will talk about one of the most memorable passages of Dante’s Divine Comedy: the episode of Ugolino in the Inferno. The discussion will focus on two major dimensions of Dante’s work: his direct reaction to the political struggles of Italy in the late Middle Ages and his incomparable poetic ability to create striking characters through the use of descriptions, dialogue, and rhetorical flourishes.

May

Tuesday, May 4
Heartland International's 1st Tuesday discussion
12:00 p.m.
Free

Topic to be decided

Bring a brown bag lunch and join us for an active discussion on current international issues. For more information on Heartland International's 1st Tuesday discussion series click here.

Tuesday, May 4
Meet a Collector of Haggadot
6:00 p.m.
Free

An avid collector, attorney Steve Durchslag has amassed over 4,500 Haggadot (plural of Haggadah). His collection runs the gamut from very old—one published in 1486—to contemporary and reflects the historical periods and countries in which they were printed. His collection recounts the modern Jewish experience and the diversity of the Jewish diaspora. Join us to learn about Mr. Durchslag’s Haggadah passion.

Wednesday, May 5
Lunch at LUMA: Literary D’Arcy
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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The Beautiful and the Ugly in The Adventures of Don Quijote de la Mancha

Join us for the last in the Literary D’Arcy series as Loyola professor Olympia González, PhD, discusses the most important literary work from Spain’s Golden Age.