Our Museum

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art celebrates the power of visual storytelling. Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the museum explores how images move us and shape our collective memory. From Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait to Norman Rockwell’s scenes of everyday life to Charles White’s portraits of dignity. Each invites reflection. Each tells a story.

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Designed by Ma Yansong of MAD, the Lucas Museum is located in Exposition Park in the South Los Angeles region. The museum’s campus includes new green space designed by Mia Lehrer and her team at Studio-MLA. Inside the building, our galleries explore timeless themes—family, love, work, play, fantasy, and more. Additional spaces include two state-of-the-art cinematic theaters and dedicated areas for learning, dining, retail, and events.

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Our Founders

George Lucas and Mellody Hobson share a conviction that illustrated stories connect people across cultures and generations. Their decades of collecting span iconic American painting and popular illustration, comics, and cinematic art.

Lucas, creator of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, and founder of the George Lucas Educational Foundation began collecting in college, when the only art he could afford was original comic art for $30. Over 50 years, that collection has grown to more than 40,000 works. “I could never sell my art,” Lucas says. “It just is not what I think art is. I think it’s more about an emotional connection with the work, not how much it cost.”

Hobson, in addition to managing Ariel Investments, is the former chair of Starbucks Corporation and serves as a director of JPMorganChase.

In 2010, Hobson and Lucas signed the Giving Pledge, a campaign and public promise by some of the world's wealthiest philanthropists to give the majority of their wealth to charitable causes. The pair is committed to improving education, particularly through the arts. “We've always said we're holding society's money, which we fully intend to give back,” Hobson says. “This is how we're doing it."

George Lucas

Founder, Lucasfilm 
Co-chair of the Board

Mellody Hobson

Co-CEO and President, Ariel Investments 
Co-chair of the Board

Board of Directors

George Lucas
Founder, Lucasfilm 
Co-chair of the Board

Mellody Hobson
Co-CEO and President, Ariel Investments 
Co-chair of the Board 

Andrea Wishom
Former Media Executive
Lead Director, Pinterest, Inc.
Vice-chair of the Board

Tracey Bates (Ex Officio)
Interim CEO

Henry Bienen
Interim President, Northwestern University

Cesar Conde
Chairman, NBCUniversal News Group

Guillermo del Toro
Filmmaker

Arne Duncan
Former US Secretary of Education

Jim Gianopulos
Film Executive
Founder and CEO, Muses Media Enterprises

Michael Govan
CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

John McCarter, Jr.
Life Trustee and President Emeritus, The Field Museum of Natural History

Steven Spielberg
Filmmaker

Matthew Yale
Founder and CEO, Grove Partners

Opening September 22, 2026