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- Less than a month after announcing its opening date, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art told staff that chief curator Pilar Tompkins Rivas is leaving the museum this week.“There are no immediate plans to replace Pilar’s role as Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Curatorial and Collections,” wrote interim Chief Executive Jim Gianopulos in an email obtained by The Times.
- “George Lucas will continue to oversee curatorial content and direction.”Rivas did not respond to a request for comment. The $1-billion Lucas Museum, which remains on track to open on Sept.
- 22, 2026, issued a statement that said, “We thank Pilar Tompkins Rivas for her hard work over the last five years, which has been instrumental in preparing the museum for its opening.
