Lucas Museum (Renew), Los Angeles

Construction continues to surge ahead at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles’s Exposition Park, as the MAD-designed landmark prepares to open its doors in 2026. MAD replaces right angles with fluid, organic geometries in the Lucas Museum’s design, shaping its sculptural form with over 1,500 uniquely molded fiberglass-reinforced polymer (FRP) panels. A 56-meter-long central archway spans a public plaza and forms the entry point of the museum, while above it, a four-story elliptical oculus cuts through the volume and gallery spaces, visually linking the park and sky. In many ways, the Los Angeles museum seems to levitate, with its form touching the ground at just a few strategic points, allowing for openness and lightness despite its massive scale.

Beyond galleries spanning 8,361 square meters, the museum will house two state-of-the-art theaters, ten education studios, a library, a restaurant, a museum shop, and even a rooftop event space beneath its ribbed ‘cloud’ ceiling. The Lucas Museum is built around the idea of storytelling as a global cultural force. The collection spans everything from Norman Rockwell’s illustrations to Frida Kahlo’s iconic work, alongside film models, props, and concept art from the Star Wars creator’s own archive.

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