School & Teacher Programs

School Tours
School tours are available Tuesday through Friday. Students may view special exhibitions or the permanent collection. See below for themes.

Themed Tours of the D’Arcy

Angels in Art
Artists’ Workshops
Biblical Stories
Color & Light
Life of Christ
Life of Mary
Lives of the Saints
Meaning of Plants
Naturalism
Patronage
Tense Times in the Church

For more information, please contact the education department at lumaeducation@luc.edu or 312.915.7604.

Lesson Plans
Click the links below to download and print lesson plans related to the following exhibitions:

Martin D'Arcy, S.J. Collection

Precious Objects, Precious Boxes (PDF)
‌The Canterbury Tales with a Chicago Twist (PDF)
Overcoming Great Odds (PDF)
Drawing Tales and Lessons (PDF)
Storytelling through Roman Mythology and the Science of Your Neighborhood (PDF)
Mechanical Feat: Elephant Automaton Clock (PDF)

Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism, Christianity and Islam

1. Honoring a Wise Person (PDF)
2. Recounting a Life in Eight Scenes (PDF)
3. Precious Objects, Precious Boxes (PDF)
4. The Canterbury Tales with a Chicago Twist (PDF)
5. Depicting a Special Place from Multiple Perspectives (PDF)
6. The Writing on the Wall: Making Calligraphic Portraits (PDF)

HEAVEN+HELL

1. Introduction to Outsider Art (PDF)
2. William Edmondson's Angel (PDF)
3. Ronald and Jessie Cooper's Heavenly Chour Praysing God (PDF)
4. Howard Finster's Holy White City Coming Down, #5000.280 (PDF)
5. Sister Gertrude Morgan's New Jerusalem (PDF)
6. Leroy Almon's Thomas Dorsey (PDF)
7. Minnie Evans's Two Angels Adoring Central Figure (PDF)
8. HEAVEN+HELL Activities (PDF)