The upcoming Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles announced Tuesday that plans to build the museum’s campus from 2023 to 2025 have been pushed back.
Construction and other delays related to supply chain issues exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic are the cause of the delay, Lucas Museum Director Sandra Jackson Dumont. Tell Los Angeles Times.
The move is the latest shift in the project’s schedule, which was first launched in March 2018 with the goal of opening the museum in 2021. Previous construction delays forced the museum’s leadership in April last year to move the institution’s opening to 2023.
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It was co-founded by George Lucas and Melody Hobson, who have appeared in ARTnewsIn its Top 200 collectors list, the museum is set to focus on narrative artworks that range from paintings and illustrations to photography, film, animation, and digital art.
Dumont said that moves to build the intricately designed exterior of the five-story Los Angeles pioneer, led by Ma Yansong of MAD Architects, are already underway.
Although the museum’s opening has been postponed, its collection continues to expand. Among the Lucas Museum’s 2022 holdings are prints, photographs, and paintings by Laura Aguilar, Jaime Hernandez, Robert Colescot, Kerry James Marshall, Frida Kahlo, and Alice Neal.
Supply chain issues affected other major American museums in the middle of their expansions and renovations. In March, the Albright Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo experienced delays and cost hikes resulting in an estimated $12 to $20 million increase in its estimated $168 million expansion budget. In July, the Bruce Museum in Greenwich extended a temporary closure due to supply chain issues that delayed a $60 million multi-year expansion project, which began in 2019.
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