A new museum dedicated to narrative art is set to open in Los Angeles on September 22, 2026. The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, founded by filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, business leader Mellody Hobson, aims to explore the power of images in storytelling across various media.
Located in Exposition Park, the museum’s striking architecture features curved forms that rise above the ground, evoking the appearance of a spacecraft amid surrounding greenery. The design reflects the museum’s futuristic vision and innovative spirit.
George Lucas, best known for creating the Star Wars franchise and contributing to the Indiana Jones series alongside director Steven Spielberg, has had a significant impact on film both artistically and technologically over the past five decades. In the 1970s, while producing the original Star Wars, Lucas’s visual effects team employed computer-controlled cameras to create dynamic space battles with miniature models. His companies later pioneered advances in digital sound, editing, and computer-generated imagery.
Lucas’s influence extended to digital filmmaking milestones, including “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” in 2002, which was the first major live-action film shot entirely with a digital camera system. Despite the museum’s association with Lucas’s cinematic legacy, it is not primarily focused on Star Wars. Instead, the institution celebrates the broader field of narrative art—the various ways stories can be told through images, whether in films, illustrations, photographs, or other artistic forms.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art aims to provide a space where visitors can explore how visual storytelling shapes culture and history. Through its exhibitions and programs, it intends to highlight the role of imagery in capturing moments that resonate across time, from iconic fictional scenes to powerful historical photographs.
By situating itself at the intersection of art, technology, and narrative, the museum reflects Lucas’s lifelong commitment to innovation in storytelling and his belief in the enduring impact of images to communicate complex stories.