George Lucas has finally made a decision on his Museum of Narrative Art which will now be located in the city of Los Angeles (where it belongs).
Lets be frank, it is a museum about Star Wars. All the weird costumes and artifacts from a galaxy far, far away will be on display here. While spending time in the Museum, you might learn how the Star Wars movie was made and then after lunch you can drive down to Universal Studios and actually watch them film a movie. Wow! Los Angeles, Hollywood, The Lucas Museum all in a one afternoon!
When he tried to get that choice lake front location in Chicago with help from his buddy, Rahm, he was very secretive about what his "narrative art" collection was all about. We heard about the Norman Rockwells but that was all. It was only after his lakefront location was rejected, did we find out that it also included works by R. Crumb (gasp!) and NC Wyeth.
The building design also changed and I like the LA design more than the Chicago's proposal. It is more streamlined to fit in an urban environment. I must to say, Chicago dodged a bullet here and I doubt if George ever comes back to Chicago, even for a visit.