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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Opens September 22 in Los Angeles

institutional · 2026-04-26

On September 22, 2026, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, established by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, will officially open its doors in Exposition Park, Los Angeles. A community preview held on September 13 attracted thousands of local residents. The museum, which spans 300,000 square feet and was designed by Ma Yansong of MAD in collaboration with Stantec, boasts more than 100,000 square feet dedicated to galleries showcasing over 1,300 artworks, including creations by Artemisia Gentileschi, Frida Kahlo, and Vincent van Gogh. Among the first-floor exhibits are replicas of the Sistine Chapel ceiling and the Aztec Sun Stone. The surrounding park features over 300 trees and ten sculptures, along with a complimentary Research Library and the LM37 pass for local community members. The preview included performances and speeches from prominent individuals.

Key facts

  • The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens to the public on September 22, 2026.
  • A community preview was held on September 13, 2026, in Exposition Park, Los Angeles.
  • The museum was founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson.
  • The 300,000-square-foot building was designed by Ma Yansong of MAD with Stantec.
  • The inaugural presentation includes more than 1,300 works across more than 30 galleries.
  • The first-floor exhibition "The History of Narrative Art: Heroes • Myths • The Sacred" features reproductions of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, the Winged Human-Headed Bulls from the Palace of Sargon II, Altamira cave paintings, and Mexico's Aztec Sun Stone.
  • The 13-acre Park and Gardens, designed by Mia Lehrer and Studio-MLA, includes more than 300 trees and ten monumental sculptures.
  • The LM37 pass offers free admission to residents of the 90037 zip code.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
  • MAD
  • Stantec
  • Vatican Museums
  • Louvre
  • Lucas Archives
  • Studio-MLA
  • Inner City Youth Orchestra
  • Drummers of Compton
  • LA Commons
  • SLATE-Z
  • LA Trade Technical College
  • Brotherhood Crusade
  • CD Tech
  • Community Coalition
  • Community Partners
  • CRCD
  • LA Promise Fund
  • Move LA
  • SAJE
  • YWCA
  • Rockwell Group
  • Whitewall
  • Mad Architects
  • Ariel Investments
  • San Diego Comic-Con
  • The Art Newspaper
  • Vogue
  • Los Angeles Times
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art
  • David Geffen Galleries
  • Dataland
  • MAD Architects
  • Comic-Con
  • Artnet News
  • My Modern Met
  • Lucasfilm
  • Presidio Trust
  • Norman Rockwell Museum
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Butter Fine Art Fairs
  • Smithsonian's National Museum of Air & Space
  • Taschen
  • Smithsonian magazine
  • Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia de México
  • University of Southern California
  • Museum of Science
  • William Rawn Associates
  • Powerhouse Parramatta
  • OMA/AMO
  • Open Architecture
  • Pelli Clarke & Partners
  • Centro Cultural Lola Mora
  • BIG
  • Skywalker Ranch
  • Skywalker Grill
  • Kreysler & Associates
  • Walter P Moore
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • LACMA
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
  • Ketterer
  • Koller
  • Ahrenshooper Kunstauktionen
  • Associated Press
  • ArtNet
  • Art News
  • Saturday Evening Post
  • Outing magazine
  • Harper's
  • Scribner's
  • Good Housekeeping
  • Hathaway Dinwiddie
  • Separate Cinema Archive
  • Artribune
  • Industrial Light & Magic
  • 18th Street Arts Center
  • UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
  • Claremont Museum of Art
  • Vincent Price Art Museum
  • East Los Angeles College
  • The New York Times
  • Getty Images
  • GraffitiStreet
  • Galerie Magazine
  • WHY Architecture
  • Dezeen
  • Diversified Project Development
  • LERA
  • Alfa Tech
  • Empty
  • Glasbau Hahn
  • Build Group
  • Drinkall Dean
  • Disney
  • Starbucks
  • USC
  • California African American Museum
  • USC Fisher Museum of Art
  • California Science Center
  • Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center
  • Friends of the Parks
  • designboom
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust
  • Artists Rights Society
  • Voices of Fire
  • Black Eyed Peas
  • Madame Tussauds
  • Saint Laurent
  • JLL
  • LA Times
  • USC School of Cinematic Arts
  • Dow Jones & Company
  • Getty
  • Petersen Automotive Museum
  • Norton Simon Museum
  • Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Vatican
  • Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
  • Design Museum Gent
  • Carmody Groarke
  • ATAMA
  • RE-ST architecten
  • KANAL–Centre Pompidou
  • Centre Pompidou
  • London Museum
  • Stanton Williams
  • Asif Khan
  • Julian Harrap
  • Natural History Museum
  • L.A. Memorial Coliseum
  • The Atlantic
  • National Museum and Research Centre of Altamira
  • Artlyst
  • Skywalker Ranch Library
  • Exposition Park
  • Westwing
  • Crosby Studios
  • Wu-Tang Clan
  • Clarks
  • TINYL
  • Bewilder
  • Trone
  • IKEA
  • FRAKTA
  • FREITAG
  • Gohar World
  • LRNCE
  • Collater.al
  • BBC

Locations

  • Exposition Park
  • Los Angeles
  • California
  • United States
  • Sistine Chapel
  • Palace of Sargon II
  • Altamira
  • Mexico
  • South Los Angeles
  • San Francisco
  • Chicago
  • Marin County
  • San Diego
  • Golden Gate Bridge
  • New Orleans
  • Boston
  • Sydney
  • Australia
  • Parramatta River
  • San Salvador de Jujuy
  • Argentina
  • Suzhou
  • China
  • Jinji Lake
  • Spain
  • Vatican City
  • Beijing
  • Gelsenkirchen
  • Munich
  • Zurich
  • Switzerland
  • Berlin
  • Northerly Island
  • Lake Michigan
  • Santa Monica
  • Beverly Hills
  • USC
  • Presidio
  • Treasure Island
  • Vatican
  • Northern California
  • Bay Area
  • Mexico City
  • Virginia Beach
  • Cave of Altamira
  • Versailles
  • Pompeii
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Ghent
  • Belgium
  • Brussels
  • Smithfield Market
  • Barbican
  • Cambridge
  • England
  • Hagia Sophia
  • Las Vegas
  • Marston Moor
  • Ornans
  • Palermo
  • Italy
  • Paris
  • France
  • Marrakech
  • Morocco
  • Vermont Avenue
  • Exposition Park Rose Garden

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