‘Star Wars’ Is Only a Small Part of What’s Coming to the Lucas Museum
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is set to open on September 22 in downtown Los Angeles, showcasing around 1,200 objects across 30 galleries. While Star Wars will be featured, it represents only a small portion of the museum’s broader focus on narrative art. Exhibits will span a wide range of themes and mediums, including illustration, photography, comics, and historical storytelling.
- ▪The museum will open on September 22 in Los Angeles with 1,200 objects across 30 galleries.
- ▪Star Wars artifacts will be included, such as a life-size Naboo Starfighter and Darth Vader’s costume.
- ▪Exhibitions will cover diverse topics like children’s literature, American history, photography, and graphic stories.
- ▪The museum emphasizes narrative art through works by artists like Norman Rockwell, Jacob Lawrence, and Frank Frazetta.
- ▪Collections include international works in manga, anime, and large-scale murals by Diego Rivera and Judith F. Baca.
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When you hear the name “George Lucas,” the first thing you think of is Star Wars. And so, when the museum Lucas co-founded, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, opens later this year in Los Angeles, Star Wars will obviously play a role. However, the full list of exhibitions that’ll be on display at the opening was just announced, and a galaxy far, far, away is but a mere fraction of the…
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