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5 must-see things at George Lucas's new Museum of Narrative Art as it opens to the public
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· September 19, 2026
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“Star Wars” creator George Lucas called his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art a “temple to the people’s art” and a project that “almost broke my will.” Seventeen years after it was first envisioned, it will be opening to the public on Tuesday in Los Angeles. The $1 billion institution in Exposition P...
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Key points The $1 billion institution in Exposition P... “Star Wars” creator George Lucas called his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art a “temple to the people’s art” and a project that “almost broke my will.
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