{"id":140891,"date":"2025-11-15T08:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/140891\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T08:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:21:11","slug":"the-lucas-museum-of-narrative-art-has-an-opening-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/140891\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art Has An Opening Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lucas-Museum-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Lucas Museum\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Mario Tama via Getty Images.<\/p>\n<p>    Save<\/p>\n<p>After seven years of anticipation and a handful of pandemic-era delays, the <a href=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/george-lucas-museum-sneak-peek\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/george-lucas-museum-sneak-peek\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Lucas Museum of Narrative Art<\/a> is officially set to open on September 22, 2026. The $1-billion project from Star Wars creator George Lucas and Mellody Hobson has been steadily taking shape since 2018, and now the finish line is in sight.<\/p>\n<p> What\u2019s Inside: 35 Galleries + 40,000 Works <\/p>\n<p>When the <a href=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/lucas-la-museum-nearly-finished\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/lucas-la-museum-nearly-finished\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">300,000-square-foot museum<\/a> opens, visitors will step into 35 galleries across 100,000 square feet. The permanent collection features more than 40,000 works, including comic art, sci-fi illustration, children\u2019s book classics, murals, and cinematic treasures like vintage movie posters. Expect art from icons such as Norman Rockwell, Jack Kirby, Alison Bechdel, Frida Kahlo, Beatrix Potter, Gordon Parks, and Dorothea Lange.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStories are mythology\u2026 they help humans understand the mysteries of life,\u201d Lucas said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lucasmuseum.org\/news\/the-lucas-museum-of-narrative-art-opening-date\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.lucasmuseum.org\/news\/the-lucas-museum-of-narrative-art-opening-date\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">statement<\/a>, capturing the museum\u2019s mission to celebrate visual storytelling as a universal language.<\/p>\n<p>    Architecture Worth Geeking Out Over <\/p>\n<p>Designed by MAD Architects with Stantec as executive architect, the five-story structure is wrapped in 1,500 futuristic polymer panels and topped with greenery and solar panels. It\u2019s a bold and very photo-ready addition to Exposition Park\u2019s skyline.<\/p>\n<p> An Expanding Exposition Park <\/p>\n<p>The Lucas Museum sits within an 11-acre campus that will bring new gardens by Studio-MLA, an amphitheater, a hanging garden, a pedestrian bridge, and updated entryways into the park. It\u2019s one of two major projects transforming the area, joining the $400-million Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center currently rising next to the California Science Center. After the 2028 Olympics, the park is also set to receive a $352-million expansion of green space along Figueroa and MLK Jr. Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p> A New Cultural Destination for L.A. <\/p>\n<p>With its massive collection, cutting-edge design, and sweeping campus, the Lucas Museum is poised to become one of LA\u2019s most exciting new cultural landmarks. Mark your calendars! This one\u2019s been a long time coming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Mario Tama via Getty Images. 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