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LA's Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened with an A-list gala featuring Oprah Winfrey, Harrison Ford, Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Hamill as George Lucas and Mellody Hobson defend a mission to elevate illustration and pop culture as art; a drone light show and a Black Eyed Peas performance capped the night as critics debate the museum’s narrative-art concept and its place in LA’s cultural landscape.
Los Angeles welcomed the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art with a star-studded gala ahead of its Sept. 22 public opening. Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the museum highlights visual storytelling with works by Frida Kahlo, Norman Rockwell, and Charles White. The guest list read like a who’s who of film and culture, including Steven Spielberg, Greta Gerwig, Spike Lee, Guillermo del Toro, Coppola, Cynthia Erivo, Laura Dern, Michael B. Jordan, Emma Watson, Keke Palmer, Doja Cat, Oprah Winfrey, and many others, signaling the project’s emphasis on how images shape collective memory.
Open in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art houses more than 1,300 works—from Norman Rockwell and Banksy to Star Wars concept art—organized around 'myths' and universal storytelling themes like love and work. Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson and designed by Ma Yansong, the 300,000-square-foot museum elevates illustration as narrative art, with Steven Spielberg on the board. After two decades and roughly $1 billion from Lucas, it opens to the public Sept. 22, inviting visitors to believe in creative possibility.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles debuts with an 11-acre campus featuring galleries, two theaters, a library, a restaurant, a café, a store and community spaces, ahead of a public opening on Sept. 22. The collection spans 40,000 pieces across illustration, murals, comics, children’s book art, science-fiction imagery and cinematic posters, with documentaries about artists and filmmakers. Opening night drew Oprah Winfrey, Laura Dern, Mark Hamill, Greta Gerwig, Guillermo Del Toro, Spike Lee and other stars.
New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman visits the finished Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, a billion-dollar, spaceship-like complex by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson that instantly defines the skyline with sweeping curves, lush gardens, and a dramatic viewing-space gallery floor housing the couple’s art collection.
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.”
George Lucas and Mellody Hobson open the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles—eight years after groundbreaking—an airy, spaceship-like 100,000-square-foot venue meant to celebrate visual storytelling across media, from comics and cinema to painting and murals, with minimal wall text to invite personal interpretation.
George Lucas’s Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles fuses Star Wars artifacts with Frida Kahlo pieces and Garfield panels in a bold cabinet-of-curiosities approach to art, arguing that 'narrative art' can unite high and popular culture. Lucas, who has taken direct creative control after years of planning and failed attempts in SF and Chicago, presents the museum as a Gesamtkunstwerk rooted in his Hollywood ecosystem and reinforced by his wife Mellody Hobson, a move that sparks debate over taste, canon, and the power of patrons in shaping culture.
George Lucas previewed the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles—a 300,000-square-foot, spaceship-like building beside the Coliseum—featuring life-size Star Wars props and 30+ galleries of narrative art from Norman Rockwell to Frida Kahlo, designed by Ma Yansong, opening to the public Sept. 22.
Open Sept. 22 in Exposition Park, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art blends Star Wars memorabilia with 20th‑century illustration in 30 themed galleries, challenging traditional art hierarchies; its spaceship-like architecture and family-friendly design sit alongside debates about categorizing ‘narrative art’ and the role of popularity in defining what counts as art.
After years of delays, George Lucas's Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens with a broad mission: to present storytelling across media—painting, sculpture, photography, and new media—rather than a Star Wars–centric display, positioning itself as a museum of narrative art in all its forms.
George Lucas and Mellody Hobson’s Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles opens on Sept. 22 and will offer free annual passes plus early previews to neighbors in the nearby South L.A. 90037 ZIP code. The $1 billion, 300,000-square-foot institution will showcase more than 1,300 works, with architecture by Ma Yansong and landscapes by Mia Lehrer, on a campus in Exposition Park near the California Science Center and Natural History Museum.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles unveiled its inaugural exhibitions, drawn from a founding collection of about 1,200 objects across roughly 100,000 square feet and 30 galleries. The shows span ancient sculptures to Beatrix Potter illustrations, comics, photography, and Lucas Archives material, organized by themes like love, family, and community, all aimed at illustrating how storytelling has evolved through images. The museum, co-founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, opens on Sept. 22.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, founded by George Lucas, is set to open in Los Angeles's Exposition Park on September 22, 2026, featuring over 40,000 works of illustrated storytelling, including art by renowned artists and comic legends, after years of delays.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, co-founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, is set to open in Los Angeles on September 22, 2026. The 11-acre campus features a large collection of over 40,000 artworks, including illustrations, comic art, and photography, along with Lucas's archives. Designed by Ma Yansong, the museum aims to celebrate illustrated storytelling as a universal language and will include theaters, a library, and community spaces.