US EditionGeorge Lucas Tells Comic-Con Crowd His New Museum Will Be 'a Temple to the People's Art'
- During his first-ever appearance onstage at San Diego Comic-Con in 2025, George Lucas shared a sneak peek of the narrative art museum he is developing in Los Angeles.
- Lucas built the museum to house his 40,000-piece art collection and honor storytelling art forms across cultures and time.
- Scheduled to open in 2026, the museum designed by Ma Yansong features a 300,000-square-foot Mobius-strip structure situated within an 11-acre site in Exposition Park, Los Angeles.
- Guillermo del Toro and Doug Chiang joined Lucas to highlight the museum's mission to respect narrative pop art and inspire future artists, as del Toro praised its permanence in preserving culture.
- Lucas described the museum as 'a temple to the people's art,' emphasizing emotional connection over fame or cost, suggesting it will become an enduring cultural epicenter.
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