George Lucas and Mellody Hobson’s Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens to the public in Los Angeles on September 22, 2026. Multiple outlets describe the museum’s spaceship-like, sculptural form and its aim to showcase “visual storytelling” across media. Reporting also notes that the project has a long path to completion, drawing attention from Star Wars fans and art visitors as it reaches its long-awaited public debut.
The museum occupies an 11-acre site in Exposition Park and includes a 300,000-square-foot building with galleries, theaters, and public amenities such as a café, restaurant, retail space, and library. Architects and related roles are reported as Ma Yansong (MAD Architects) for the building design, with landscape architecture by Mia Lehrer (Studio-MLA) and Stantec as executive architect. Outlets also highlight the collection’s broad narrative focus, with previews featuring well-known artists and references to comics, illustration, murals, and motion-picture design.
Coverage differs mainly in emphasis: some focus on the building’s landmark look and the scale of the venture; others foreground Lucas’s remarks about the nearly two-decade effort and hurdles, including earlier attempts to build the museum in other cities. Several outlets also describe star-studded preview and opening events leading up to the official public opening date.
