Writing over at the LA Times, photojournalist Al Schaben brings us this fascinating look at the state of play with the Lucas Museum, building towards an opening date sometime in 2025 and ready to become a signature destination for Lucasfilm fans around the world.
The $1-billion museum, funded primarily by filmmaker George Lucas and wife Mellody Hobson, has pushed back its opening date from 2023 to 2025. The two-year delay, the museum says, is due to pandemic complications, specifically supply chain issues that have made the procuring of certain construction materials difficult.
The five-story, 300,000-square-foot, futuristic-looking museum was designed by MAD Architects founder Ma Yansong. It has an arched belly, creating a shaded, open-air plaza underneath that visitors can pass through into Exposition Park. The building is primarily composed of steel, glass and concrete along with wood, geofoam, fiberglass-reinforced polymer and plaster.
Fantha Tracks are hoping to head across for that opening, and we’ll continue to follow its progress until that day comes.
