The latest shakeup at the forthcoming Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is the departure of Pilar Tompkins Rivas, the chief curator and deputy director of Curatorial and Collections, just months after 14% of the museum’s full-time staff was laid off. An email from Interim Chief Executive Jim Gianopulos stated that there were “no immediate plans” to find a replacement for Tompkins Rivas, and that “curatorial content and direction” would continue to be overseen by George Lucas, the museum’s co-founder. The news comes just weeks after the institution announced September 22, 2026, as its official opening date, which had been pushed back several times due to pandemic- and supply chain-related delays. It also comes amid a series of staff departures that have raised questions about the museum’s leadership and mission. To read the full story by officialstromberg, visit the link in bio. . . . Pilar Tompkins Rivas at the 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala (photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images) #Georg...