Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – The Lucas Museum in Los Angeles, which houses never-before-seen pieces from George Lucas' vast collection, including memorabilia from his "Star Wars" saga, offered a first glimpse of its interior spaces on Wednesday in the presence of the American filmmaker.

Published on: 03/09/2026 - 03:03

The creator of “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” recalled that the project took him nearly two decades and encountered many obstacles.

“I'm used to doing the impossible,” but “this time it almost broke my will,” he said Wednesday during the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art presentation to the press.

It will open its doors to the public on September 22.

A yellow N-1 Starfighter ship from “Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace” (1999) will welcome visitors, who will be able to immerse themselves in the world of the cult saga.

But the museum goes well beyond “Star Wars.”

Its more than 30 galleries bring together works by artists like Banksy, Frida Kahlo, Jacob Lawrence, and Robert Colescott; works by cartoonists like Winsor McCay, Jack Kirby and Frank Frazetta; as well as illustrations by Norman Rockwell, Jessie Willcox Smith and N.C. Wyeth.

George Lucas, 82, described the new museum as the “temple of the people’s art.”

He particularly stressed that it was very important for him to pay tribute to illustrators.

“An image has a lot of power, and so do stories. When you combine them, those two things create a society,” he said.

“And that’s why I wanted to build this place: because narrative art creates a group of people with a common belief system, and that system allows them to work together rather than kill each other,” he added.

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