Overview
- The $1 billion, 300,000-square-foot museum will present 35 galleries totaling 100,000 square feet of exhibition space.
- The permanent collection exceeds 40,000 works and will debut alongside the Lucas Archives of costumes, props, models and concept art.
- The MAD Architects building by Ma Yansong features gardens by Mia Lehrer’s Studio-MLA on an 11-acre site with a rooftop garden.
- Public amenities include two theaters, a library, classrooms, a restaurant and café, retail, and a park accessible without tickets from sunrise to sunset.
- The project’s path included moves from proposed sites in San Francisco and Chicago to Los Angeles, multiple pandemic-related and supply-chain delays, and 2025 leadership changes with layoffs affecting roughly 14% of staff.