The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, a project carried out by the director George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, recently announced the dismissal of 15 full -time employees, or 14 % of its permanent staff, as well as the abolition of seven part -time positions. According to the Los Angeles Times, these sudden cuts-the employees were summoned to leave immediately-would mainly receive educational teams.
Among the persons concerned by the dismissals are the reban Pro, assistant director of public programs and the social impact, and Bernardo Rondeau, curator of film programs, informed of his dismissal even when he attended the Cannes Festival.
These job cuts come while the Lucas Museum, whose construction cost is estimated at a billion dollars (930 million euros), has experienced several delays, especially due to the pandemic and the increase in materials, and has still not welcomed visitors. Initially scheduled for 2023, the opening was first postponed to 2025, then to 2026. Last February, the museum also experienced a change of direction: Sandra Jackson-Dumont, director and CEO for five years, left her duties, her post having been distributed between George Lucas and Jim Gianopulos, former manager of 20th Century Fox and Paramount pictures, interim.
