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George Lucas “Star Wars”Museum in Los Angeles

The “Lucas Museum of Narrative Art” is more than a Mecca for “Star Wars”Fans. George Lucas wants to make a unique educational and art project. And can a billion Dollar jump.



The last hurdle is overcome: The Los Angeles city Council has approved the construction project of the “Star Wars”Creator George Lucas. The “Lucas Museum of Narrative Art” was a “incredible gift” to the city, explained the mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti. The building will be erected on the Exposition Park grounds and is in close proximity to the University of Californina. There, Lucas has completed his film studies.

For the futuristic Design of the Museum of the Chinese architect Ma Yansong is responsible. It is, of course, no coincidence that the shape of the building is reminiscent of a space ship. The exhibition area is about 25,000 square feet in size, plenty of space for the entire Lucas Empire. And that includes not only pieces from the “Star Wars”Prop, but also Material from the films “Blade Runner”, “Toy Story,” “Avatar,” the “Indiana Jones”series or “Metropolis”. In addition, it is also exhibited art from the private collection of George Lucas, including works by Norman Rockwell, N. C. Wyeth, Edgar Degas and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Images arouse emotions

“Star Wars” Creator George Lucas, in 2014, celebrated his 70. Birthday

Lucas wants to show both the classic art and the art of visual storytelling in Film. From the first drafts to the finished Design. It will also go to the technical possibilities, which can benefit the artist in the cinema and in other arts.

The concept was to portray George Lucas, the image end, and the popular art equivalent of, and not separate. After all, every art, from whatever culture, have a story to tell for the same goal: stories in pictures and to arouse emotions. Nothing else is “Narrative Art”. So going around in addition to a valuable European paintings from the 19th century. Century is also a Manga-drawing from the 21st century. Century to see.

Art for the people

After Lucas’ ideas of the Museum will also lead to formation of distant visitors to the art. In addition to the permanent exhibitions, Workshops are planned, extra tours for school classes, special shows, movie premieres and Festivals. And also a comprehensive archive of films and film history is provided.

Right next to the famous Olympic stadium “Coliseum” Lucas land’, the largest space ship

Proud of the Museum’s website announced that due to the construction of 1500 Jobs would be created and guaranteed for future Museum operation 350 jobs. The taxpayers of the Entire costs nothing. George Lucas financed the project out of his own pocket – with more than a billion dollars.

The Museum is not the only education project that would like to support George Lucas so generously. After the sale of the “Star Wars”rights to Disney in 2012, Lucas’ assets have grown to over five billion dollars. Half of them he wanted to ask for charitable purposes, he promised at the time. With the Museum, he has done his first step. The construction works will begin, according to the “Los Angeles Times” this year. In 2021, the opening is planned.

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