Director George Lucas’ project, the Museum of Narrative Art, was approved by LA City Council on Tuesday.
The city’s mayor, Eric Garcetti, applauded the council’s move “to approve a gem for South LA that will touch the lives of Angelenos and visitors for generations to come.”
The museum’s opening is set for sometime in 2021. It is to be located in Exposition Park, near downtown Los Angeles. It will house the Star Wars creator’s massive collection of art and film memorabilia, as well as items from the Star Wars franchise.
The one-billion-dollar museum, resembling a huge space ship, will sit in a seven-acre (three-hectare) landscape, and will be primarily funded by Lucas himself. Other buildings in the park include the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the California Science Center, where the space shuttle Endeavour is located.