It’s a sobering thought, when so much of our free time, passion and money is poured into showing our love for the saga and collecting items that evoke childhood memories, that all of that ‘stuff’ will someday be owned by someone else. Here, Gus Lopez discusses that concept with The Padawan Collector ahead of The Saga Museum project, which shall bring together four mega collections into one place for future generations (and current ones) to appreciate and enjoy.

What happens to our Star Wars collections when we’re gone? A private tour of Gus Lopez’s extraordinary collection in Seattle brought that question into focus—and revealed why the planned Saga Museum matters.

Join The Padawan Collector for a personal video essay exploring rare Star Wars collectibles, original movie props, vintage toys, and the stories that give these objects meaning. Inside Gus’s collection, known as the Bobacabana, the wonder of seeing cinematic history leads to a bigger question: who will preserve that history when its collectors are no longer here to explain it?

We explore the Saga Museum of Star Wars Memorabilia and the vision of bringing together the collections of Gus Lopez, Steve Sansweet’s Rancho Obi-Wan, Duncan Jenkins’s Sithsonian, and Lisa Stevens and Vic Wertz’s Imperial Archives.

We also reflect on Jeff Jacob’s remarkable vintage toy collection and its sale through Hake’s Auctions—and why choosing to let go can be a meaningful part of a collector’s journey.

From the Saga Museum to the idea behind George Lucas and Mellody Hobson’s Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, this is a story about preservation, memory, and the human connections behind the things we keep.

Whether you collect vintage Kenner action figures, movie memorabilia, or something entirely different: what would you want to happen to your collection?

Learn about the Saga Museum, follow its progress, and explore ways to support the project:https://thesagamuseum.org/