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Taste of Soul Is Back – Live and In-Person!!
October 13, 2022
South L.A.’s premiere outdoor event returns – live and in-person -with the 17th Annual Taste of Soul Family Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., along Crenshaw Blvd., from Obama Blvd. to Stocker Ave.
Children’s World Brings Talented Youth to Taste of Soul
September 22, 2022
Children’s World returns to Taste of Soul, October 15, featuring a dynamic array of youth performances. The stage will be produced by The School Tour creator, Randy Hankins, who has been presenting entertainment acts at the festival for 14 years. Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, the stage’s sponsor, will spotlight their upcoming family-friendly programs at the festival as well.
Mellody Hobson, Accomplished Black Businesswoman Named Chairwoman of the Board of Starbucks
December 17, 2020
Mellody Hobson, a Princeton graduate who in 2019 earned the Woodrow Wilson Award, the university’s highest honor, was named Chairwoman of the Board of Starbucks.
Lucas Museum Acquires African American Film History Archive ‘SEPARATE CINEMA’
January 16, 2020
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, currently under construction in Los Angeles’s Exposition Park, is thrilled to announce its recent acquisition of the Separate Cinema Archive, which documents African American cinema history from 1904 to 2019. Encompassing more than 37,000 rare items, the archive includes a major selection of original film posters, lobby cards, film stills, publicity material, scripts, an extensive reference library, and more.
Sandra Jackson-Dumont Named New Director and CEO Of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
October 31, 2019
The Board of Directors of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, including co-founders George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, announced today that Sandra Jackson-Dumont has been appointed the museum’ director and chief executive officer.
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December 27, 2018
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THE CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM ANNOUNCES FALL SEASON, FEATURING TWO HISTORY EXHIBITIONS AND SOLO SHOWS FOR ARTISTS NINA CHANEL ABNEY AND ROBERT PRUITT
July 23, 2018
The California African American Museum (CAAM) announced today that it will open four new exhibitions in fall 2018, including two original exhibitions that examine important chapters of African Americans history in California and solo exhibitions of new and recent works by artists Nina Chanel Abney (in conjunction with the Institute for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles) and Robert Pruitt. One of the upcoming exhibitions also includes CAAM’s first partnership with its Exposition Park neighbor, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which is lending pieces from its collection.
Groundbreaking for Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Mellody Hobson goes one-on-one
April 5, 2018
More than 100 civic and community leaders joined Mellody Hobson and George Lucas at the groundbreaking for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art which is the largest public gift ever given to a municipality.
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Breaks Ground in Exposition Park
March 22, 2018
More than 100 civic and community leaders join Mellody Hobson and George Lucas for the largest public gift ever given to a municipality.
City Planning Signs off on Ninth District Museum
May 17, 2017
George Lucas, film franchise creator and founder of visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic, chose L.A. as the home of the $1 billion museum in January
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will be built in Expo Park
January 11, 2017
Councilmember Curren Price, Jr. issued the following statement following the official announcement
South Los Angeles Supports Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
January 3, 2017
Earlier this year, Chicago snubbed the opportunity to become the home of the future Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, forcing the prolific movie director George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson to consider other locations, namely, Treasure Island in the Bay Area and Exposition Park in South LA.