The Lucas Museum

 

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

George Lucas offered up the first look of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at the ComicCon convention in San Diego last week. The Museum, which will be located in Los Angeles, will open its doors in 2026.

Lucas has been collecting art for over 50 years and includes pieces from Norman Rockwell, Frida Kahlo, Jessie Smith and many others.

"It occurred to me about eight years ago that I didn't know what I was going to do with all the art I had collected, and I refused to sell any of it. Art is more about an emotional connection. Not how much it cost, or what celebrity made it. I've worked with hundreds of illustrators in my life and they're all brilliant, but they never get recognition. This museum is a temple to these people" said Lucas at ComicCon. 

Lucas has had I long history with ComicCon going back to the very first 'Star Wars'. "It's one thing that this kind of art be celebrated, and it's all due to science fiction. SciFi is a myth, but we have made it real" said Lucas about the museum's artwork.

Lucas at ComicCon

No date for the launch of the Museum has been set but it will be the first of its kind. Located at the Exposition Park in LA it will be over 300,000 sq.ft. in size. It will house galleries, two theatres, a library, restaurant, cafe, retail and community spaces.