Overview
- The museum will open to the public on September 22, 2026, after press previews this week and will present about 1,200–1,300 objects in roughly 30–35 galleries across a 300,000-square-foot MAD Architects building.
- George Lucas and Mellody Hobson privately financed the project at an estimated cost of around $1 billion and supplied most of the inaugural collection drawn from their 40,000-piece holdings.
- The building, designed by MAD Architects with landscaping by Studio-MLA, is a raised, curving structure with an oculus that sits in an 11–13 acre public park and houses two 299-seat theaters and a research library.
- Admission is $25 for adults and $21 for seniors while children 17 and younger enter free, the on-site library is free for all visitors, and residents of ZIP code 90037 can register for an annual pass.
- The long-delayed project carried controversies and operational strains including aborted San Francisco and Chicago plans, pandemic and construction setbacks, executive turnover and 2025 staff layoffs, and George Lucas has taken a prominent curatorial role that raises questions about future programming and educational priorities.