Lucas Museum of Narrative Art under construction
The futuristic Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is rapidly changing the landscape of Los Angeles’ Exposition Park.
Part spaceship, part education, dining and retail complex, the 11-acre campus rises alongside LA landmarks including the Memorial Coliseum and the Space Shuttle Endeavor exhibit.
The $1 billion museum, funded primarily by filmmaker George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson, has pushed back its opening date from 2023 to 2025, making it difficult to obtain certain building materials.
The five-story, 300,000-square-foot, futuristic-looking museum was designed by Ma Yansong, founder of MAD Architects. It has a domed belly that creates a shaded, open-air space underneath through which visitors can access Exposition Park. The building is primarily constructed of steel, glass, and concrete, along with wood, geofoam, fiberglass-reinforced polymer, and gypsum.
The $1 billion Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is being built in Exposition Park.
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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art was designed by renowned architect Ma Yansong of MAD Architects.
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The museum’s 300,000 square foot building will feature 100,000 square feet of gallery space, two state-of-the-art theaters and dedicated spaces for engagement and learning, retail, dining and events.
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Funded primarily by filmmaker George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson, the museum is being built adjacent to the LA Memorial Coliseum.
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The museum features an 11-acre campus with green spaces for dining, retail, and events.
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A view of solar panels on the roof of the under construction Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at Exposition Park in Los Angeles.
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The LA Coliseum stands behind the under construction Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Exposition Park.
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Aerial view of the park area adjacent to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, scheduled to open in 2025.
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A framework of crossed beams surrounds the museum.
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Museum director Sandra Jackson-Dumond says “progress in all areas of construction” is progressing despite delays due to the pandemic and supply chain issues.
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The building is primarily constructed of steel, glass, and concrete, along with wood, geofoam, fiberglass-reinforced polymer, and gypsum.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
The museum’s exterior is clad in more than 1,500 curved, glass-reinforced polymer panels
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Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and life safety systems are being completed along with the glass elevators and windows.
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A bright sunset sky paints the under-construction Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Exposition Park.
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A skateboarder passes the $1 billion Lucas Museum in Exposition Park.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-26/in-a-galaxy-not-so-far-away-spaceship-design-lucas-museum-taking-off Lucas Museum of Narrative Art under construction
