The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s Inaugural Cinema Exhibition, “Star Wars in Motion”
In celebration of May the Fourth, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art unveils details about “Star Wars in Motion”
The Cinema exhibition is one of more than thirty installations that will open with the Museum on September 22, 2026. Drawn from the Museum’s founding collection, the exhibitions trace the evolution of human culture through visual storytelling, from ancient sculptures of gods and goddesses to Renaissance paintings to photographs, comics, and modern cinema.
The first Star Wars film was released on May 25, 1977, introducing one of the most influential and enduring of cinematic worlds, which continues to fascinate global popular culture today. The exhibition “Star Wars in Motion” will transport Museum visitors to a galaxy far, far away through a selection of visionary vehicle designs, props, costumes, and illustrations from across the first six films of George Lucas’s saga, featuring a wide range of high-speed racers, hulking transport vehicles, and flying vessels.
From Luke’s Landspeeder in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope to the first physical build of General Grevious’s Wheel Bike from Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, the Lucas Museum’s inaugural Cinema exhibition will dazzle audiences with the possibilities of propulsive motion on distant and exotic worlds.
Last week the Museum unveiled information about its full sweep of inaugural exhibitions, which include more than 1,200 objects representing narrative art across time and around the world. To learn more about the galleries, watch the video.