AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - George Lucas' billion-dollar museum opens bookings for Skywalker Grill ahead of September debut
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is now accepting reservations for its Skywalker Grill restaurant weeks before the $1 billion institution opens its doors in Los Angeles, capping a decade-long saga that saw two cities lose their bids to host it. George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson, co-founded the museum, which sits on […] The post George Lucas' billion-dollar museum opens bookings for Skywalker Grill ahead of September debut appeared first on American Almanac .
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is now accepting reservations for its Skywalker Grill restaurant weeks before the $1 billion institution opens its doors in Los Angeles, capping a decade-long saga that saw two cities lose their bids to host it. George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson, co-founded the museum, which sits on a seven-acre site in Exposition Park in South Los Angeles. The museum announced on Wednesday that Skywalker Grill, a restaurant inspired by Lucas' private creative compound, Skywalker Ranch, in Northern California, will open alongside the museum on September 22. Reservations are already live on the booking platform Resy, as the New York Post reported . The grill's menu leans on locally grown ingredients…Open
AI:The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is entering its final phase before a scheduled September 22 debut in Los Angeles, with reservations now live for the Skywalker Grill. Co-founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, this billion-dollar private institution sits on a seven-acre site in Exposition Park following years of failed bids in Chicago and San Francisco caused by legal and environmental opposition. Unlike many massive cultural projects that rely on taxpayer funding, this museum is entirely privately funded through Lucas's collection and endowment. The venue will feature two theaters, including a potential screening of the unreleased animated series "Star Wars: Detours," and the Skywalker Grill will serve classic American fare inspired…Open