Lucas Museum of Narrative Art - Los Angeles, CA
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N 34° 00.945 W 118° 17.449
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A new museum funded by George Lucas that is part of the LA28 initiative, funding new infrastructure projects in preparations of the 2028 Olympics.
Waymark Code: WM17F4V
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2023
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About the place:
Taken from Wikipedia, "The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is a museum founded by filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson. Once completed, the museum will hold all forms of visual storytelling, including painting, photography, sculpture, illustration, comic art, performance, and video. It is under construction in Exposition Park in Los Angeles, California. The museum is expected to open in 2025."
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About the person:
Taken from Wikipedia, "George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. Lucas is one of history's most financially successful filmmakers and has been nominated for four Academy Awards. His films are among the 100 highest-grossing movies at the North American box office, adjusted for ticket-price inflation. Lucas is considered to be one of the most significant figures of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement, and a pioneer of the modern blockbuster."
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