Lucas Museum Unveils 2026 Inaugural Exhibitions

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, founded by filmmaker George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson, has unveiled plans for its inaugural exhibitions ahead of a public opening on September 22, 2026, in Los Angeles' Exposition Park.

The museum's 30-plus galleries, spanning 100,000 square feet, will display more than 1,200 objects drawn from Lucas's collection of over 40,000 works focused on illustration and narrative art. Curated by Lucas himself, the exhibitions trace the evolution of image-based storytelling across history, from ancient sculptures and Renaissance paintings to modern photography, comics, and murals. Thematic galleries will explore universal ideas such as love, family, community, work, school, sports, adventure, history, and everyday life, including subtopics like motherhood and civic roles. Separate sections will highlight narrative forms like fantasy, romance, science fiction, childhood stories, manga, anime, and graphic novels.

Individual artist showcases will feature American illustrators including N.C. Wyeth, Maxfield Parrish, Jessie Willcox Smith, Norman Rockwell, Thomas Hart Benton, and Frank Frazetta, whose 1970 painting "A Princess of Mars" will be on view....