What is ‘narrative art?’ The Lucas Museum, opening Sept 22, finally shows its vision

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An aerial view of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art before a media preview of the 300,000 sq ft structure in Exposition Park in Los Angeles, California.

An aerial view of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, set on 5.3ha in Los Angeles. It will open on Sept 22 at an estimated cost of more than $1.3 billion, all of it provided by film-maker George Lucas.

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Matt Stevens and Robin Pogrebin

LOS ANGELES – It has been almost a decade in the making, but details about the new museum founded by Star Wars creator George Lucas were as closely guarded as Darth Vader’s true identity.

Among the most important questions: What exactly constitutes a museum of narrative art?

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