Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Congratulations to the design architects of the Lucas Museum, MAD Architects, for "changing how nature and architecture can coexist" and being named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Architecture Companies for 2025! ✨

✨ Though we are still under construction, we are thrilled you can see works from the Lucas Museum's collection in the exhibition ‘Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream…,’ at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston through March 23. 🖼️ At the Lucas Museum, we believe in the power of narrative art to connect us, shape beliefs, communicate values, inspire imagination, and create communities, and Vincent Valdez's work, which addresses the failings and triumphs of contemporary American society with a focus on collective memory and overlooked political histories, is a true example of this. Installation view of 'Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream…,' at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 2024. © Vincent Valdez. Photo by Peter Molick. Image © Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.

Los Angeles, thank you for making history with us at our first-ever Night at the Library! In partnership with Los Angeles Public Library, LAist , Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, and LA Phil, it was such a thrill to transform Central Library into an after-hours festival—swirling with the energy of incredible live performances, thousands of engaged library lovers, and diverse modes of storytelling. Being together with you, in such a magical celebration of our libraries, our stories, and our city, was an experience that we’ll never forget. But the fun doesn't stop here! We invite you to continue to stay involved with more exciting programming at the Library via lfla.org.   Photos by Loreen Sarkis.   #NightAtTheLibrary #LibraryLove #LAPL #LFLA #LibrariesofInstagram

'With a stunning architectural vision for the building created by MAD architects, a dynamic design for the park and gardens created by Studio-MLA, and Stantec as executive architect leading a talented team through the process of realizing the vision and construction, the Lucas Museum’s campus will be an innovative new cultural landmark for Los Angeles.' 💫

Our hearts are with LA. 💔 The wildfires have deeply impacted our community, but the bravery of firefighters and first responders and the unity of Angelenos shine through. To offer aid to the LA arts community, a number of organizations and philanthropists, including the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation, have joined a coalition led by the J. Paul Getty Trust to support the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund. This fund, now at $12 million, aims to provide emergency relief for artists and arts workers who have been impacted by the devastating LA fires.    Applications for emergency grants begin Jan. 20 at www.cciarts.org.  

Last week, the Lucas Museum, in collaboration with partners from the University of Southern California, hosted academics, curators, and other thought partners from across the country for the daylong symposium “Speculative Visions: Science Fiction and American Visual Culture.” As part of Getty’s city-wide initiative PST ART: Art & Science Collide, we explored various themes represented across many works of narrative art in the Lucas Museum’s collection and capped the evening off with a fantastic double-feature of “The Wormwood Star” (1956) and “Barbarella” (1968).   Thank you to the USC School of Cinematic Arts, the Visual Studies Research Institute, the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, and the USC Fisher Art Museum, as well as our incredible speakers and participants for making it an engaging and thought-provoking day! https://lnkd.in/gSpZybcB

Can art save the world? 🌍 That’s the question The New York Times’ Farah Nayeri explored after the recent Art for Tomorrow conference in Venice. Participants discussed the critical role of art in fostering a just world. During a compelling panel discussion, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Director and CEO Sandra Jackson-Dumont shared a powerful perspective: “The very act of building a museum is a political act...We actually can be the place where discourse happens, where the dialogue about these issues surfaces…If we can elevate museums as a location for that kind of dialogue, I think we have a major future.”

From galaxies far, far away to the future galleries of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, George Lucas continues to unveil the power of storytelling and inspire a new generation of storytellers and artists. We're incredibly proud to celebrate our visionary co-founder for receiving the Honorary Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival. https://lnkd.in/g3x8ynzM

There's nothing better than summertime in L.A. (once we get past the June gloom, of course). We're delighted to see Expo Park and our neighbors the California Science Center, California African American Museum, and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County listed among L.A. Times's "superb things to do" this summer (we agree)! https://lnkd.in/gnMjW35x

We’re excited to have been featured in the recent New York Times special section on museums in an article about the growing importance of outdoor space in museums’ shifting priorities—as they increasingly focus on “education, sustainability and a much-needed sense of civic welcome.” Our 11-acre campus will include expansive new green space for all to enjoy designed by Mia Lehrer of Studio-MLA. https://lnkd.in/g3mVU3zU