{"id":457215,"date":"2026-09-08T13:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T13:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/457215\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T13:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T13:52:11","slug":"what-to-see-at-lucas-museum-of-narrative-art-an-essential-hit-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/457215\/","title":{"rendered":"What to see at Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: an essential hit list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text&#8221;&gt; <\/p>\n<p>George Lucas and Mellody Hobson want their massive spaceship of a museum to be an experience. Across 300,000 square feet and 11 acres of park space, there\u2019s a lot to take in. Staring up at the 90-foot-diameter oculus four stories above the entrance plaza makes one feel like a speck in the galaxy.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of trying to conquer everything on a first visit \u2014 there are more than 1,300 works \u2014 hit our highlights below. If you aim to walk around the striking building to view a mishmash of masterpieces, children\u2019s illustrations, movie memorabilia that\u2019s heavy on \u201cStar Wars\u201d and comic strips, you\u2019ll have a good time. If you\u2019re hoping to learn about what\u2019s on display or how adjacent pieces relate, curb your enthusiasm. It\u2019s almost as if the museum is making a statement: you don\u2019t need some analysis to connect with the works. If you complain about the collection, the co-founders don\u2019t care. \u201cIs it fine art? It\u2019s finer art because it\u2019s actually telling a story,\u201d Lucas said at a museum party last week.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"The oculus at the entrance of The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788875530_897_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>The 90-foot-diameter oculus provides unique viewing from the fourth-floor gallery.<\/p>\n<p>(Ariana Drehsler \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n<p>                   <img class=\"image\" alt=\"The gee-whiz elevators.\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788875531_920_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>The gee-whiz elevators at the entrance of the museum.<\/p>\n<p>(Ariana Drehsler \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n<p>Whoosh up in the glass-tube elevators to the massive fourth floor to begin. Best to explore the bulk of the galleries when your gas tank is full. Then head up a floor to see the murals. Take a break at the rooftop Skywalker Grill before ambling to the library and grounds. Skip the first floor\u2019s \u201cHistory of Narrative Art.\u201d The exhibition is mostly screens, projections and reproductions, with a handful of great works from the 16th and 17th centuries and feels superficial at times. If you care about whether something is an original or a copy, check the gallery labels. Hungry for more detail? There\u2019s a $30 exhibition catalog in the gift shop.<\/p>\n<p>Prepare to get your steps in and feel a little turned around once it opens Sept. 22. Admission is $25 for adults, free for kids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text&#8221;&gt; George Lucas and Mellody Hobson want their massive spaceship of a museum to be an experience. 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