Star Wars in Motion: Inaugural Cinema Exhibition at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art announced that its first cinema exhibition, *Star Wars in Motion*, will open on September 22, 2026, as part of the museum’s launch with more than thirty installations.

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Co-founders George Lucas and Mellody Hobson serve as curators. The 300,000-sq-ft building in Los Angeles’s Exposition Park, designed by Ma Yansong of MAD Architects with Stantec, houses roughly 100,000 sq ft of gallery space. The museum’s permanent collection exceeds 40,000 works and aims to trace visual storytelling from ancient sculpture to modern cinema.

Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts Adds ‘Star Wars in Motion’ Exhibit to Opening Lineup

• Opening date: September 22, 2026

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• Installations at launch: >30

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• Objects displayed overall: >1,200

Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts Adds ‘Star Wars in Motion’ Exhibit to Opening Lineup

• Gallery space for exhibitions: ~100,000 sq ft

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The exhibit concentrates on vehicle designs, props, and illustrations from the first six *Star Wars* films, reflecting Lucas’s long-standing fascination with motion—a theme first explored in *American Graffiti*. By showcasing items such as Luke’s Landspeeder and General Grievous’s Wheel Bike, the museum links a popular franchise to its broader narrative-art mission.

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Museum officials said the exhibition will immerse visitors in the Star Wars universe and described the museum as a home for the type of storytelling George Lucas refers to as ‘the people’s art.’

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Announces ‘Star Wars In Motion’ As Part of Inaugural Cinema Exhibition

• “From Luke’s Landspeeder in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope to the first physical build of General Grievous’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,” — Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Official Press Release

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• “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.” — Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Official Press Release

Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts Adds ‘Star Wars in Motion’ Exhibit to Opening Lineup

• “Built in Los Angeles’s Exposition Park, the Museum is housed in a 300,000-square-foot building designed by Ma Yansong of MAD Architects with Stantec to embody the emotional power of narrative art, creating a sense of wonder, possibility, and connection to something larger than ourselves.” — Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Architectural Release

Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts Adds ‘Star Wars in Motion’ Exhibit to Opening Lineup

Some secondary reports spell the name of General Grievous as “General Grievious.” The museum’s official press release uses “General Grievous,” indicating a typographical inconsistency.

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Memberships are open ahead of the September opening, and the museum plans future *Star Wars* displays beyond the first six films.

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