Two theaters, nonstop screenings: Inside the Lucas Museum's film programming plans
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Set us as preferred The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on Thursday announced its inaugural film programming, which will be screened nonstop during museum hours in two dedicated 299-seat theaters.Entry to the theaters is included with each general admission ticket, and visitors can enter and exit at any time, creating a free-flowing set of ancillary exhibition spaces with a goal of furthering the museum’s mission of exploring storytelling in its many forms.One of the theaters will play museum co-founder George Lucas’ student films, made between 1965 and 1969, among other rare offerings.
A schedule of screenings will be provided to visitors as they enter so they can plan their day around what they’d like to see, and programming will be changed periodically through the year.The theaters will also be used for special events.“The film program, like so much in the museum, is unique in its structure and content.
It is an open-door program that runs continuously throughout the day, allowing people to come and go at their leisure,” Ryan Linkof, senior curator and head of the museum’s film programs, wrote in an email.The news was first revealed Thursday during a Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
“In this way, it fits within the larger mission of the museum to allow visitors to choose their own path through the museum and discover content at their own pace.It is also a varied and diverse program that includes everything from the earliest cinema experiments to avant-garde film, documentaries and animation, providing a platform for many underrecognized and rarely seen films and filmmakers.” Entertainment & Arts The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has riveted the public with its futuristic architecture.
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