Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: A Story-Driven Tour Through Star Wars, Rockwell, and More

Opening Sept. 22 in Los Angeles, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art offers a 300,000-square-foot, 1,300-work experience that foregrounds storytelling over traditional art hierarchies. Highlights span Star Wars memorabilia (including Luke Skywalker’s Landspeeder and other film props), Norman Rockwell’s pieces, Frida Kahlo’s Self Portrait Dedicated to Dr. Eloesser, rare comics like Flash Gordon, and even a Wizard of Oz Cowardly Lion costume. Advice for visitors: skip the first-floor History of Narrative Art, focus on the fourth-floor murals and view-ports, enjoy the Skywalker Grill, browse the on-site library, and stroll the Studio-MLA-designed grounds with sci-fi and sculpture installations. The museum aims to be accessible and entertaining, not a conventional museum of “high art.”