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George Lucas Museum Opens in LA
George Lucas's $1 billion museum of narrative art opens in Los Angeles with Star Wars exhibits and art.
In brief
George Lucas's $1 billion museum of narrative art opens in Los Angeles with Star Wars exhibits and art. George Lucas's new museum in Los Angeles opens to the public with Star Wars artifacts and diverse art collections. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Star Wars Temple
George Lucas called his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art a 'temple to the people’s art' and a project that 'almost broke my will.'
“temple to the people’s art”
17-Year Wait
Seventeen years after it was first envisioned, the museum opens to the public on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
“17 years”
Los Angeles Location
The $1 billion institution in Exposition Park near the University of Southern California has become a life’s work for Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson.
“$1 billion”
Star Wars in Motion
The inaugural 'Star Wars in Motion' exhibit shows vehicles from the original trilogy and Lucas-directed prequels.
“Star Wars in Motion”
Banksy Murals
Two walls of Banksy stenciled murals, including a girl releasing a heart-shaped balloon, are in a fifth-floor gallery.
“girl releasing a heart-shaped balloon”
Frida Kahlo Portrait
A 1940 Frida Kahlo self-portrait, acquired in 2020, is described as 'The Mona Lisa of Mexico' by the museum’s director.
“The Mona Lisa of Mexico”
Poker Game Art
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge’s 1894 'Poker Game' shows dogs playing cards, a lowbrow piece now in a high art museum.
“Poker Game”
The bottom line
George Lucas's new museum in Los Angeles opens to the public with Star Wars artifacts and diverse art collections.
