Lucas Museum Bridges Frida Kahlo and Star Wars in a Bold Narrative-Art Vision
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George Lucas’s Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles blends high art with pop culture, pairing Frida Kahlo with Star Wars vehicles in a 300,000-square-foot, warm, “belly”‑shaped building by Ma Yansong. The museum aims to elevate narrative art across history—from cave paintings to comics—rotate its galleries, and celebrate a wide range of storytellers beyond Lucas’s own archives.
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