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The _Star Wars_ creator is pushing ahead with the planning process for the museum he wants to create despite previous setbacks, most recently [abandoning long-standing plans](http://time.com/4382115/lucas-museum-abandons-chicago-for-california/) to build on Chicago’s lakefront. Now he’s back with two sleek options in San Francisco and Los Angeles, both designed by Chinese architect [Ma Yansong](http://time.com/3556952/george-lucas-museum-star-wars-chicago/), the Chicago _Tribune_ reports.  The plan for the museum on the Los Angeles site. Image courtesy of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Lucas [has approval from the mayors](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-george-lucas-museum-designs-20161026-snap-htmlstory.html) of both cities, but has to be sure construction on the public land won’t be rejected or blocked by other entities. The untraditional release of plans before settling on a site effectively pits the two California cities against each other, and Lucas is reportedly planning to announce his selection in early 2017. The museum would focus on the entertainment of storytelling, drawing from Lucas’ own collection of Hollywood items, like _Star Wars_ [costumes](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-george-lucas-museum-designs-20161026-story.html), and related art, such as Norman Rockwell paintings. The site in San Francisco is on Treasure Island, and in L.A. the museum would be elevated within Exposition Park. In either place, the project could cost up to $1 billion. \[[_Chicago Tribune_](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-george-lucas-museum-designs-20161026-story.html)\] George Lucas Museum: New Los Angeles and San Francisco Plans ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4548238/george-lucas-museum/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4548238/george-lucas-museum/"},"headline":"Now George Lucas' Museum Could Be in Los Angeles or San Francisco","datePublished":"2016-10-27T19:19:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:59:22.948Z","description":"Lucas released plans for the museum two different locations, but there can be only one","url":"https://time.com/4548238/george-lucas-museum/","keywords":["museums","California","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/museums/","name":"museums"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4548238/george-lucas-museum/","name":"Now George Lucas' Museum Could Be in Los Angeles or San Francisco"}}]}] ```