George Lucas unveils his futuristic museum in Los Angeles

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will open in 2026Image: lucas museum

George Lucas, the father of Star Wars, presented his “Museum Lucas of Narrative Art”. For example, This museum with futuristic architecture will be dedicated to the art of telling stories. Similarly, He will open in 2026 in Los Angeles.

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It was during the Comic-Con de San Diego, the great American mass dedicated to pop culture, that director George Lucas presented his future museum, which will open its doors to Los Angeles next year.

It is a project dating back more than a decade. Meanwhile, having undergone many iterations, which is preparing to open its doors in Los Angeles. However, Son nom: le Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. For example, Imagined as a stranded spacecraft. Meanwhile, where nature would have resumed its rights, this museum designed by George Lucas and produced by the architect Ma Yanssens from the Cabinet Mad Architects offers a total rewriting of the codes george lucas unveils his futuristic of the traditional museum, as its architecture detonates. In addition,

This museum is dedicated to narrative art, that is to say all art forms that tell stories. In addition, The origin of this museum dates back to the love of George Lucas for the collection of objects. However, a passion that he has fueled since his university years.

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The futuristic building will therefore welcome all kinds george lucas unveils his futuristic of elements from the personal collection of George Lucas, ranging from the works of the painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell to those of Frida Kahlo, from the photographs of Dorothea Lange, via comics from Jack Kirby, the man to whom Marvel owes some of his most famous superheroes. Moreover, Lucas Museum will house more than 40. Meanwhile, 000 works, including pieces related to the work of George Lucas, such as unpublished objects and concepts drawn from Star Wars or Indiana Jones.

For George Lucas, narrative art is an art long abandoned by institutions, considered too popular, commercial and accessible. This temple of stories is therefore a tribute to all the works that have taught us to dream. that have forged a common cultural memory and a collective visual heritage. A museum designed not as an elitist showcase, but as “a temple of the art of george lucas unveils his futuristic the people”. This museum, entirely funded by himself and his wife Mellody Hobson embody this ambition.

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A building inspired by nature

The museum was built in an old car park located in the heart of the Park in Los Angeles exhibition, where the Coliseum is also located, the historic stadium that hosted the 1932, 1984, and 2028 Olympic Games. With george lucas unveils his futuristic its 28,000 m², it literally seems to float above the garden around it. Thanks to its suspended and rounded shapes, the building contrasts radically with the frozen geometries of neighboring constructions.

Its facade is made up of 1500 polymer panels reinforced with fiberglass. and its sculptural lines also give way to a green roof. The raised building houses five levels of public space: exhibition galleries. two theaters, a library, classrooms, restaurants, shops and an external amphitheater.

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Outside, the studio-MLA architects created a real ecosystem made up of artificial hills, meadows, groves, as well as hanging gardens accessible by bridges. The concept is to allow visitors to cross this space as a visual story, cut into several chapters. The flora has also been carefully selected to evolve over the seasons. thus offering new color pallets and atmospheres throughout the year.

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This 4.5 hectare green space will also be accessible to the public, where visitors can also discover artistic facilities. George Lucas did not want to create a simple museum. but rather a commonplace, open to the outside, made of dating and shared imagination, like what he has always been able to create with Star Wars.

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