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George Lucas opens $1 billion Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles

Seventeen years after being conceived for San Francisco and Chicago, Lucas's museum opens to the public in Exposition Park.

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What to know

  • The $1 billion Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, 17 years after first being conceived for San Francisco and later Chicago.
  • The museum houses more than 1,300 works from Lucas's personal collection, spanning illustration, comics, photography and film artifacts, alongside fine art by Norman Rockwell and Frida Kahlo.
  • Street artist Banksy, recently reported to have been unmasked, personally contributed two murals to a fifth-floor gallery shortly before the opening.
  • The inaugural exhibition "Star Wars in Motion" displays vehicles from the original trilogy and prequels, alongside statues such as "The Hutt Slayer" depicting Princess Leia.

“Creo que la arquitectura es una narrativa, es contar historias”

Ma Yansong, Museum architect · Associated Press ↗ · Sep 18

George LucasGeorge Lucas Star Wars creator, museum founderMellody Hobson Co-founder, businesswoman, Lucas's wifeMa Yansong Architect of the museum buildingBanksy Street artist featured in the museum

George Lucas opens $1 billion Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles
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  1. background

    Museum opens to the public on Tuesday — The $1 billion museum designed by architect Ma Yansong opens to the public, featuring the inaugural exhibition "Star Wars in Motion," statues including "The Hutt Slayer" depicting Princess Leia, and galleries of works by Norman Rockwell, Frida Kahlo and others.

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    Lucas officially inaugurates the museum in Los Angeles

    George Lucas officially inaugurated the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which brings together more than 1,300 works dedicated to narrative art, including paintings, illustrations, comics, photographs and film-related objects.

    “El creador de Star Wars, George Lucas, inauguró oficialmente el Lucas Museum of Narrative Art en Los Ángeles.”
    — @UHN_Plus

    • 🇺🇸‼️ | El creador de Star Wars, George Lucas, inauguró oficialmente el Lucas Museum of Narrative Art en Los Ángeles. El nuevo museo reúne más de 1,300 obras dedicadas al arte narrativo, incluyendo pinturas, ilustraciones, cómics, fotografías y objetos relacionados con el cine.

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  3. background

    Banksy murals revealed inside the museum ahead of opening — In the weeks before the opening, the museum disclosed that street artist Banksy, whose identity was reportedly recently unmasked, personally worked with Lucas on two stencil murals on the fifth floor, including the familiar image of a girl releasing a heart-shaped balloon.

  4. background

    Lucas relocates the museum project to Los Angeles — After losing sites in San Francisco and Chicago, Lucas moved the project to Exposition Park near his alma mater, the University of Southern California, where it became a life's work for him and co-founder Mellody Hobson.

  5. background

    Lucas first conceives a museum for his art collection — The project was initially conceived for San Francisco and then Chicago, reaching early design phases in both cities before Lucas said he was "echado" (kicked out) of those plans.