Lucas Museum Opens Free Library and Gardens on Sept. 22 as $25 Galleries Stay Ticketed
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Updated · Time Out · Sep 19
Lucas Museum Opens Free Library and Gardens on Sept. 22 as $25 Galleries Stay Ticketed
3 articles · Updated · Time Out · Sep 19
Summary
Sept. 22 will bring free public access to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s library and surrounding gardens, even as general gallery admission remains $25 for adults and free for visitors 17 and under.
The museum is pitching the spaces as everyday community assets: separate garden entrances lead into paths, lawns and an amphitheater, while the library lets visitors browse first-floor books without buying a museum ticket.
Star Wars appears prominently outdoors despite making up only 7% of museum displays, with sculptures including Jabba the Hutt, Leia, Yoda and Grogu alongside works such as Rosie the Riveter and Terracotta Daughters.
Three floors of shelves anchor the library, though only the first floor is open to the public; upper levels hold research collections from George Lucas and Mellody Hobson’s Skywalker Ranch library and donations from Steve Martin.
Monthly amphitheater activations are expected on some late-open Fridays or Saturdays, underscoring the museum’s broader aim to fold storytelling, reading and green space into daily life around Exposition Park.