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George Lucas Unveils Lucas Museum Vision in First Comic-Con Appearance

He reaffirmed the museum’s revised launch schedule, highlighting Ma Yansong’s sweeping campus design at Comic-Con’s Hall H.

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George Lucas embraces his friend Queen Latifah after a Comic-Con panel previewing the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
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Overview

  • George Lucas made his debut on Comic-Con’s Hall H stage to present his long-planned Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
  • He confirmed the museum will open in 2026 after a one-year schedule shift and announced its location on an 11-acre campus in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park.
  • The Ma Yansong–designed structure spans 300,000 square feet with a curved, Mobius-inspired layout housing galleries, two theaters, a library, café and community spaces.
  • Previewed exhibits include original drawings of Flash Gordon, Iron Man comic art, Peanuts sketches and Black Panther illustrations drawn from Lucas’s 40,000-piece collection.
  • Joined by Guillermo del Toro, Doug Chiang and moderator Queen Latifah, Lucas described the institution as “a temple to the people’s art” dedicated to the emotional power of narrative storytelling.