George Lucas has been chosen as one of three finalists in a competition for a cultural facility to be created at San Francisco’s Presidio, a former military base that has become a national park.
Spokesman Perry said that Lucas plans to donate $300 million to construct the proposed museum – on the site of the old military commissary, now occupied by a Sports Basement store in the Presidio– and an additional $400 million for the upkeep of the museum. He also plans to donate his collection, which is worth anywhere from “$300 million to priceless,” Perry says. Lucas envisions his collection as forming just the beginning of what the museum would contain.
Perry said there will be a public meeting probably in June to discuss the three proposals, adding that “We’ve made it to the evening gown competition.” Final decisions are likely in the fall.
Read more at http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2013/04/29/star-wars-director-george-lucas-named-a-finalist-to-create-new-museum-in-san-francisco/
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