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The museum, near the University of Southern
California in south Los Angeles where Lucas studied film, will
feature some of the director's collection of paintings,
illustrations and digital art from the "Star Wars" movie
franchise he started in 1977.
The self-funded Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will be a
non-profit enterprise and is expected to take about four years
to build.
It will showcase traditional and popular art, including
animation, digital and comic art and will also house dining
space, theaters, lecture halls, classrooms and a public research
library.
"I believe in all kinds of art. And I believe all kinds of art
have a right to exist. I think it's important to have a museum
that I used to jokingly say, supports all the orphan arts that
nobody else wants to see, but everybody loves. So that's my
dream for this," Lucas said at the groundbreaking ceremony.
"Popular art is an insight into a society and what they aspire
to, what they really want, what they really are, because it's
telling that narrative of their story, their history, their
belief system," he added.
Lucas has donated several items from his personal art
collection, which includes paintings and film memorabilia.
Luke Skywalker's first light saber, Darth Vader's helmet, and
pieces from "Casablanca," "The Ten Commandments" and "The Wizard
of Oz" are set for display at the museum, Variety reported.Lucas
sold his "Star Wars" franchise to Walt Disney Co. in 2012 for $4
billion.
(Reporting by Reuters Television; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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