The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles has unveiled its inaugural exhibitions ahead of its opening this September.
Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the new museum is designed by MAD Architects founder Ma Yansong. It opens on 22 September.
The museum's 18 thematic exhibitions will include more than 1,200 works of art installed in over 30 galleries across 100,000 square feet of space.
Some of the exhibitions are devoted to genres of art like cinema and photography, while others are dedicated to specific illustrators such as Jessie Willcox Smith and Norman Rockwell. Some shows have broader themes like everyday life and civic life.
"Together, our inaugural exhibitions explore timeless themes and modern visions, revealing how shared stories shape our human experience," the museum said.
Via Variety, the full list of the Lucas Musuem of Narrative Art's opening exhibitions is as follows:
- Architecture
- Benton (Thomas Hart Benton)
- Children’s stories
- Cinema
- Everyday life
- Civic life
- Comics • Graphic Stories
- Manga • Anime
- Frazetta (Frank Frazetta)
- History
- Jessie Willcox Smith
- Murals
- Narrative forms
- Parrish (Maxfield Parrish)
- Photography
- Rockwell (Norman Rockwell)
- Wyeth (N.C. Wyeth)
- Western stories
Dedicated to illustrated storytelling, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art's collection contains works artists including Beatrix Potter and Frida Kahlo.
It also includes works by comic artists like Winsor McCay and Alison Bechdel, and photographs by Gordon Parks and Dorothea Lange.
Additionally, the museum features the Lucas Archives, which contains models, props, concept art, and costumes from George Lucas’ filmmaking career.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is housed in a 300,000-square-foot building situated on an 11-acre campus with new green space.
As well as the galleries, it includes two theatres, community spaces, a library, a restaurant, a café and a retail store.
Images courtesy of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
