| [News] George Lucas' museum needs a location [message #257064] |
Sun, 22 June 2014 21:11  |
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From today's local newspaper ...
Cities vie for Star Wars
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A fight to find the site for a museum to hold
film-maker George Lucas' personal collection
of Star Wars memorabilia looks set to spread
across the United States.
Three cities are now vying for the privilege
of housing the planned US$300 million Lucas
Cultural Arts Museum, after the Star Wars
creator's preferred San Francisco location
declined his proposal.
The museum will be devoted to populist
American art and storytelling from the past
150 years, and based on Lucas' collection of
art and artefacts.
This includes works by painters Norman
Rockwell, NC Wyeth, and Maxfield Parrish, as
well as the original costumes for Darth Vader,
Chewbacca, et al.
Anyone here want to have George Lucas' museum at their house?? ;-)
You have to wonder at the stupidty of officials in San Francisco who
keep turning down George Lucas' ideas.
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| Re: [News] George Lucas' museum needs a location [message #258209 is a reply to message #257064] |
Fri, 27 June 2014 22:58  |
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In article <230620141311212341%YourName@YourISP.com>, Your Name
<YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> From today's local newspaper ...
>
> Cities vie for Star Wars
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> A fight to find the site for a museum to hold
> film-maker George Lucas' personal collection
> of Star Wars memorabilia looks set to spread
> across the United States.
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And the winner is ...
Chicago Gets George Lucas Museum
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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (LMNA) today announced
its intention to become a member of Chicago's vibrant
cultural arts scene by locating on the city's Museum
Campus. LMNA will be a gathering place to experience
narrative art and the evolution of the visual image
from illustration to cinema to digital arts.
"We are honored to be partnering with the city of
Chicago and the many cultural, educational and community
groups that have come forward with ideas about how the
LMNA will add to their work," said George Lucas, the
Museum's founder. "I am humbled to be joining such an
extraordinary museum community and to be creating the
Museum in a city that has a long tradition of embracing
the arts and architecture."
"George Lucas has revolutionized the art of storytelling
over the last four decades and we are honored to be the
recipient of this incredible legacy investment that will
allow everyone to learn about and experience narrative
arts," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. "Like Marshall Field,
John G. Shedd and Max Adler before him, George's
philanthropy will inspire and educate for generations.
No other museum like this exists in the world, making
it a tremendous educational, cultural and job creation
asset for all Chicagoans, as well as an unparalleled
draw for international tourists."
The LMNA, previously known as the Lucas Cultural Arts
Museum, chose Chicago because of the quality of the site
proposed by the city's task force. The 17-acre site
offers unparalleled visitor access. "Choosing Chicago is
the right decision for the Museum, but a difficult
decision for me personally because of my strong personal
and professional roots in the Bay Area," said Mr. Lucas,
a native of Modesto, Ca. "I thank all Californians who
reached out to me in support of the Museum."
The Museum's location, proposed by a task force
appointed by Mayor Emanuel, was selected based on its
accessibility to public transportation, ease of access
from all parts of the city, potential to create
significant new green space, and its ability to
accommodate an iconic structure. The LMNA will transform
the site by moving the existing parking spaces
underground and replacing acres of asphalt with more
parkland along the harbor. Architectural renderings for
the proposed site will be presented to the City of
Chicago in early fall.
"It is a great privilege for the Museum to be a
custodian of this cherished land," said Mr. Lucas, who
hopes to open the LMNA in 2018.
To learn more about the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
and its collection visit us online at
http://www.LucasMuseum.org
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