'Star Wars' Icon George Lucas Reshapes Lucas Museum Following CEO Exit
The institution, which has faced multiple delays since its inception, is now set to open in 2026.
Sandra Jackson-Dumont will step down as director and CEO of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on April 1, founders George Lucas and Mellody Hobson announced Friday. The leadership role will be split into two: Lucas will oversee content direction, while former Paramount and 20th Century Fox CEO Jim Gianopulos will serve as interim CEO. A search for a permanent CEO is currently happening as per Artnews.
Jackson-Dumont’s exit follows the museum’s third opening delay, now set for 2026. She joined in 2019 and expanded the museum’s collection, including acquiring Robert Colescott’s George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware River for $15.3 million USD.
The museum, in development for over a decade, plans to showcase visual storytelling across mediums drawn from Lucas’s personal collection and the Separate Cinema Archive. Lucas and Hobson have not revealed whether additional leadership changes are planned.
