March 15th, 20180194Yesterday, George Lucas was finally able to break ground on his long-awaited dream project, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. CBS This Morning interviewed Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, about the long and at times very bumpy road (looking at you, San Francisco and Chicago) leading up to this point. The newest saga from...
March 14th, 20181173After several failed attempts to get his dream project realized in San Francisco and Chicago, George Lucas is finally set to break ground for the Los Angeles home of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. According to a report from the AP, the $1.5 billion project, paid for entirely by Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, will open its doors...
June 24th, 2016044 Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Withdraws from Chicago CHICAGO, June 24, 2016 — The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art announced today that in light of extensive delays caused by Friends of the Parks, Chicago will no longer be considered a potential site for the museum. The board of directors and executive leadership of the museum...
June 20th, 20160121 Illustrated Art Infused into Star Wars -- A Guest Blog by Eric Onkenhout For those of you that have read some of my previous guest blogs, you’ll know that I like to touch on the areas that influenced George Lucas in the making of Star Wars. A few years ago I purchased a book called Star Wars Art: Visions. It was in the foreword of...
May 3rd, 2016795 The ongoing, seemingly never-ending, legal battle over the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art could be coming to an unfortunate conclusion. The proposed museum was to be built on lakefront property in Chicago -- on land that is currently a parking lot -- but plans were halted due to a lawsuit by a small environmental group, Friends of...
April 15th, 20161114 In light of ongoing legal challenges, a new proposal by Mayor Rahm Emanuel could help keep the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago. The proposed home for the museum is currently a parking lot located on Lake Michigan between Soldier Field and the McCormick Place convention center. An environmental group, Friends of the...
November 12th, 2015076 Just a quick update for those who might be following the ongoing saga of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art as it tries to make its home in Chicago. On November 10, a federal court judge delayed a request by the City to dismiss the lawsuit filed against the museum by the environmental preservation group, Friends of the...
October 30th, 2015141 The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has officially cleared a big hurdle -- The Chicago City Council has approved the project. The vote in the Council was to take place last week, but the Chicago Bears raised an objection to a previously agreed upon deal involving parking and tailgating for football fans and advertising around Soldier...
October 21st, 2015087 The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is one step closer to being a reality for Chicago. On Monday, the City Council Zoning Committee gave its approval to the project -- with one vote against -- and now it comes down to a full City Council vote today. Last week, the Plan Commission also approved the proposed lakefront museum --...
September 18th, 2015066 As reported last week, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has been redesigned with the intent of scaling back its footprint while increasing the surrounding green space -- all while retaining the original overall design. The smaller design will include three theaters, a library, classrooms, galleries, a rooftop observation...
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