"The museum is set to focus on what it has termed "narrative art," or work that "tells the story of a society," according to Lucas."
"When Jackson-Dumont left, the Lucas Museum said it was initiating a new leadership structure in which Lucas himself took over what the institution obliquely described as "content direction.""
"The Lucas Museum said that it had "no immediate plans to replace Pilar's role," but that "George Lucas will continue to oversee curatorial content and direction.""
Pilar Tompkins Rivas left her post as chief curator and deputy director of curatorial and collections at the Lucas Museum as the institution approaches its September 22, 2026 opening. The museum, founded by collectors George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, is organizing around "narrative art," defined as work that "tells the story of a society." The institution has acquired high-profile works by Robert Colescott, Norman Rockwell, and Frida Kahlo. Several senior hires made in 2020, many women of color, have departed, and former director Sandra Jackson-Dumont exited earlier this year. The museum instituted staff layoffs and shifted leadership, with George Lucas taking curatorial oversight and Jim Gianopulos serving as interim CEO.
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