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So now, in 2016, with LUMA on a solid base of
support, it is time for me to say farewell as I look
forward to retiring from the Director’s position
this coming August. My husband Peter and I are
moving permanently to the little town of Todos
Santos, Mexico in the Baja Sur about 1000 miles
south of San Diego. A friend of mine who retired
from his professional life had a business card
printed up saying, “Retired, not tired.” I think
this sums up my feelings. Working with former
Loyola University President Michael Garanzini,
S.J., our board and the many donors who have
supported us financially and with gifts of art, and
of beloved docents who donated their significant
and generous time, we created a welcoming
museum that reinforces the diversity of Loyola
University Chicago and our mission. I have always
been invigorated, day to day, looking forward to
coming to work and knowledgeable of the rare
opportunity given to me to be a founding director.
I have had the pleasure of wonderful collegial
relationships with a great board of advisors as well
as having the resources of the university faculty
and staff to help smooth the way. My sincere
thanks to everyone, especially our LUMA staff,
who along with me created the family of LUMA
to make the museum a welcoming cultural asset
for Chicago. I envision the new “retired, not
tired” phase of my life as a time to pursue much-
delayed interests, and assisting Todos Santos with
their own cultural identity — and perhaps even
building ties to Chicago’s Latino artists.
A search is underway for both a new Director
of Cultural Affairs and a new Senior Curator
that will lead LUMA in the next decade. I love
change, change is good, new ideas are stimulating,
especially so in art, so I will look forward from
afar to LUMA’s future.
My very best to all of you.
Pamela Ambrose
Director of Cultural Affairs
2004 to 2016
Pamela Ambrose, Rene Romero Schuler, Kristen and Nevin Hedlund
Director, Pamela Ambrose and guests