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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is expected to open in 2025 after experiencing several delays.
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Mar 2023
The Lucas Museum has faced several delays and controversies, with critics dubbing the project a ‘terrible idea’ Credit: The Lucas Museum
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, California, is set to open in 2025 after experiencing several delays.
First announced in 2017, the US$1bn (€939m, £824m) museum is helmed and privately funded by Star Wars creator George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson. It broke ground in 2018 with an original completion date of 2021 but has experienced some delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and has faced several controversies, with critics dubbing the museum a ‘vanity project’ and a ‘terrible idea’.
Located in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park, the museum will be housed inside a 27,900 sq m (300,000sq ft), five-storey ‘futuristic’ structure designed by Ma Yansong, founder and principal partner at MAD Architects.
Its facilities will include extensive gallery space, two state-of-the-art theatres, dedicated learning and engagement areas, dining and retail venues and event space.
Once complete, the museum will be the first in the world dedicated to visual storytelling and will showcase more than 100,000 objects, including items from Lucas’ private collection.
“It’s a very significant addition to the cultural scene of not just California but to the West Coast,” Michael Govan, head of Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), told The New York Times.
“You can start to feel the impact that such a huge gift is going to have. That’s the big deal. Since it’s not public money – whatever George wants to do he can do. It’s a beautiful thing.”
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