Just months after selling Lucasfilm to Disney, George Lucas is setting his sights on a new project: a San Francisco-based art museum.
“Star Wars was there to inspire young people to imagine things,” Lucas told CBS This Morning. The museum will serve a similar purpose.
An avid collector, Lucas’ first art purchase was a comic book illustration costing about $25. His current collection consists of pieces from Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth and Norman Rockwell. He has more than 1,000 works of art, enough to rotate a gallery collection every six months for six years, CBS reports.
Lucas plans to build the museum on piece of land overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.
In addition to displaying art, the museum will teach young people about the craft of storytelling. He hopes to explain the process of designing sets, characters and costumes to visitors.
I love this news. It is always an amazing experience when someone is able to uncover their own creativity of spirit and unfold a new season of their life. Some of us are late bloomers. Thanks GL for the gift of imagination & inspiration you give.