Surrounded by elected officials Steven Spielberg, George Lucas presented the clearest vision to date of the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at a groundbreaking ceremony held at Los Angeles’ Exposition Park where the billion-dollar structure is set to be constructed over the next four years. In remarks to the several hundred people on hand, Lucas said, “Yes, this is an art museum, but I’m trying to position it as an anthropological museum. In my feeling, popular art is an insight into a society and what they aspire to be; what they really want and what they really are — it is telling the narrative of their story, their history and their belief system.” Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson announced last year that they had selected Los Angeles over San Francisco for the museum. Exposition Park is located right near dozens of high schools, the University of Southern California — Lucas’ alma mater — and public transportation. The 300,000 square-foot building will house a collection of galleries and exhibition spaces displaying original works of art from world-renowned artists like David Hockney and Norman Rockwell, along with digital technologies, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It will also host daily screenings and include one-of-a-kind exhibits for short periods, like Star Wars memorabilia and illustrations from children’s books. The five-story museum was designed by Chinese architect Ma Yansong of MAD Architects. Landscaping for the museum’s 11 acres was designed by L.A.-based landscape architecture firm Studio-MLA.
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