Overview

• Lucas made his first Comic-Con appearance to unveil the Lucas Museum project and was met with a standing ovation from thousands of fans
• He and co-founders Mellody Hobson and architect Ma Yansong confirmed the museum’s site at Exposition Park near USC and its 27,800-square-meter, spacecraft-like structure
• The panel moderated by Queen Latifah featured Lucas, Guillermo del Toro and Doug Chiang discussing the museum’s focus on emotional connections through visual storytelling
• Lucas described the institution as “a kind of temple for the art of the people” and stressed that his five-decade collection would remain intact as a public resource
• The museum’s galleries will showcase Star Wars artifacts alongside comic art, populist paintings and political cartoons when it opens in 2026