Los Angeles will be home to George Lucas’ $1-billion museum

SirSteve January 10, 2017

The suspense has been as epic as “Star Wars,” but after months of intense speculation, George Lucas’ Museum of Narrative Art on Tuesday chose Los Angeles as its home over San Francisco.

Ma Yansong’s Exposition Park design for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art would have parkland at the museum’s feet. (Lucas Museum of Narrative Art )

“It feels like this incredible gift has come home. I always thought Los Angeles was the natural place to spread the vision of George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, to make art and creativity accessible and inspirational to the next generation,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said of the filmmaker and his wife. “It’s a natural place to have this museum in the creative capital of the world and in the geographic center of the city. It’s a banner day for L.A.”

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