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About the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Founded by philanthropist and filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO and President of Ariel Investments, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will inspire current and future generations through the universal art of visual storytelling. The museum will present permanent collection and rotating exhibitions for diverse public audiences which will feature illustrations, paintings, comic art, photography, and an in-depth exploration of the arts of filmmaking (including storyboards, costumes, animation, visual effects, and more). Extensive education programming designed for all ages will explore innovative ways for visitors to engage with narrative art. Designed by renowned architect Ma Yansong and under construction in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park, the museum will feature new public green space, state-of-the-art cinematic theaters, a research library, numerous spaces for onsite education, restaurants, retail, and event spaces.
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News Releases
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Oct 30, 2019
Sandra Jackson-Dumont Named New Director and CEO of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art -
Oct 1, 2019
Upcoming Lucas Museum Program Looks at Tarot and Lotería Cards through the Lens of Narrative Art, Oct. 18 -
Sep 5, 2019
Lucas Museum Construction Putting L.A. Residents to Work -- Next Construction Job Fair is Sept. 16 -
Feb 13, 2019
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Announces Leadership Transition -
Apr 11, 2018
Lucas Museum Announces Acquisition of Norman Rockwell’s 'Shuffleton’s Barbershop' -
Mar 14, 2018
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Officially Breaks Ground -
Jan 10, 2017
Lucas Museum Plans to Build in Los Angeles -
Jun 24, 2016
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Withdraws from Chicago -
Jun 16, 2016
Lucas Museum Names Arne Duncan to Board of Directors -
Oct 29, 2015
Lucas Museum Appoints First Deputy Director -
Nov 17, 2014
Lucas Museum Names Founding President
In the News
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Oct 30, 2019
ARTnews
Met’s Head of Education Named Director of L.A.’s Lucas Museum -
Oct 30, 2019
Los Angeles Times
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art finds its new director -
Oct 17, 2019
ARTnews
Still Shrouded in Mystery, L.A.’s Lucas Museum to Hold Major Public Event, a Tarot and Lotería Night -
Jul 18, 2019
Los Angeles Times
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Gives the Comic-Con Crowd a Sneak Peek -
Jul 11, 2019
StarWars.com
At SDCC, Go Behind the Scenes of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art -
Jun 10, 2019
NBC Los Angeles
The Lucas Museum's First Public Event, Visit, You Should -
May 30, 2019
Los Angeles Times
Exposition Park Plans a Makeover that Would Make Seurat Smile -
Nov 14, 2018
L.A. Weekly
Every Picture Will Tell a Story at Lucas Museum of Narrative Art -
May 21, 2018
WAMC Midday Magazine
Rockwell Work Acquired By L.A. Museum To Remain In Berkshires -
May 16, 2018
Norman Rockwell Museum
“Shuffleton’s Barbershop” On View at Rockwell Museum -
May 8, 2018
Discover Los Angeles
Seven Things You Didn't Know About the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art -
Apr 17, 2018
artnet news
What Is a ‘Narrative Art Museum’? 6 Things to Expect From George Lucas’s New LA Museum -
Apr 11, 2018
The Art Newspaper
George Lucas gives Rockwell fans new hope with acquisition of Shuffleton’s Barbershop -
Apr 11, 2018
The New York Times
Lucas Museum Comes Forward as Buyer of Rockwell Painting -
Apr 9, 2018
Commercial Observer
The Force Is Strong With This One: MAD Architects’ Ma Yansong Talks Future Cities -
Apr 5, 2018
Los Angeles Sentinel
Groundbreaking for Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Mellody Hobson goes one-on-one -
Mar 27, 2018
Take Two
Even if it's ‘not the art you're looking for,’ -
Mar 15, 2018
CBS News
George Lucas breaks ground on new museum -
Mar 14, 2018
The New York Times
George Lucas’s New Museum Breaks Ground in Los Angeles -
Mar 14, 2018
Los Angeles Times
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: New renderings released ahead of Wednesday groundbreaking -
Mar 14, 2018
AP News
George Lucas breaks ground on LA’s Museum of Narrative Art -
Mar 14, 2018
Daily News
The Force was strong in LA as ‘Star Wars’ creator George Lucas launched his Narrative Art museum -
Jan 12, 2017
Vogue Magazine
George Lucas’s New Museum Is About a Lot More Than Star Wars -
Jan 11, 2017
Washington Post
Why George Lucas’s new museum has a crucial mission that goes way beyond Star Wars -
Jan 11, 2017
The Guardian
George Lucas's LA museum brings new hope to art's storytellers -
Jan 5, 2017
Los Angeles Magazine
Why Los Angeles Deserves the George Lucas Museum -
Dec 17, 2016
Los Angeles Times
Editorial: George Lucas should pick Los Angeles for his new and unconventional museum -
Aug 30, 2016
San Francisco Chronicle
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Staff Bios

John McCarter is the interim president of the museum. Mr. McCarter has extensive experience in the museum arena. He currently serves on the Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents. From 2015 to 2018, he served as chair and was responsible for overseeing the Smithsonian’s 19 museums. Mr. McCarter is also a life trustee and president emeritus of the Field Museum. During his 16-year tenure, Mr. McCarter oversaw a major expansion of the Field Museum and a significant increase in the scope of its research activities.
Mr. McCarter is an emeritus trustee of the University of Chicago, former trustee of Princeton University and a former member of the board of the Argonne National Laboratory. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Additionally, Mr. McCarter has had a long and distinguished career in business and the public sector and has served on five corporate boards.

Deputy Director Judy Kim brings an unparalleled museum knowledge and skillset to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Her experience and perspective will help guide the Museum during these formative times and well into the future.
Working with the Museum President, Kim will be responsible for a significant scope of early stage planning and strategic management to ensure the Lucas Museum’s successful development, construction, staffing, launch and ongoing programming and operations. She will also be involved in recruiting and hiring a talented team to advance the Museum’s development and programming.
Previously, as Director of Affiliates and Abu Dhabi Project Operations for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Kim led strategic thinking for the planned museum in the United Arab Emirates. She was also responsible for all daily management between the Guggenheim in New York and its affiliate museums in Europe. Prior to her work at the Guggenheim, Kim served as Head of Exhibitions Division at the Brooklyn Museum where she oversaw all aspects of the museum’s exhibitions program, managed multiple project-based teams, developed future projects and curated contemporary exhibitions, as well as serving as in-house curator for major traveling exhibitions.
Kim has held curatorial positions at the American Federation of Arts, New York; the Wadsworth Athenaeum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut; and, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in art history with honors from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and her master’s degree in curatorial studies in contemporary art and culture from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, where she was a CCS fellow. She has also studied at the Getty Leadership Institute, The Museum Leadership Institute.
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