About the Lucas Archives
The Lucas Museum is home to a comprehensive collection of props, artwork, and artifacts from two of the most beloved movie franchises in history—Star Wars and Indiana Jones. The archives were first established in 1983 at Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California, as production wrapped on Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.
In 2013, this extraordinary collection was donated to become the foundation of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Spanning more than four decades of filmmaking, the archives celebrate the creative vision of director and producer George Lucas, featuring materials from the first six Star Wars films, the first four Indiana Jones adventures, and other Lucasfilm productions, including Radioland Murders, Howard the Duck, Red Tails, and Willow.
Ralph McQuarrie
C-3PO and R2-D2 Outside of Jabba's Palace, production art for Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi , C-3PO and R2-D2 Arrive at Jabba's Palace, p, c. 1981Ralph McQuarrie
Tusken Raiders, December 5, 1975Doug Chiang
Otoh Gunga, c. 1995Ralph McQuarrie
TIE Fighter attacks X-Wing in the Death Star Trench, production art for A New Hope, 1975Joe Johnston
Top View of Millennium Falcon, c. 1975–1977
Jim Steranko
Production Art for Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1979Ralph McQuarrie
Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader Battle with Lightsabers on the Death Star, production art for A New Hope, 1975Ralph McQuarrie
Luke Skywalker Looking Down on Mos Eisley, production art for A New Hope , 1975Ralph McQuarrie
Artoo and Threepio leave the pod in the desert, production art for Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, ca. 1974-1978
The Library
The Library opens on September 22, 2026. For inquiries about library resources, collections, and archives, please contact library@lucasmuseum.org.
Founding Membership
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