A star-filled museum opening brought plenty of familiar faces in front of the cameras, but a few photos from the night soon gave people much more to talk about.The September 19, 2026, celebration brought familiar faces to Los Angeles ahead of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art's public opening. Guests arrived in gowns and suits, posed for photographers, and mingled throughout the evening.As photos from the night began circulating online, some moments attracted more attention than others. Viewers commented on everything from one pair's interactions to a star's outfit, which prompted sharply different reactions.
The guest list brought together well-known figures from entertainment, film, sports, and beyond. Some arrived alone, while others appeared with partners or family members, giving photographers a wide mix of moments to capture throughout the night.
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian wore a fitted black floor-length gown with a high neckline and a cutout at the chest. Gold-toned detailing appeared across the dark fabric and became increasingly elaborate toward the hem.
With her dark hair pulled back, the gown's neckline and upper structure remained unobstructed. Against the reflective silver backdrop, its metallic details became even more prominent.
Kim Kardashian's fitted black gown featured gold-toned detailing that became increasingly intricate toward the hem. Her pulled-back hair kept the high neckline and cutout clearly visible. | Source: Getty Images
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah chose a long gold gown covered in shimmering material. The short-sleeved design followed a streamlined silhouette before widening slightly near the floor.
Her pose made the formal arrival feel less conventional. Latifah smiled for photographers while raising a peace sign.
Queen Latifah brought a playful touch to her shimmering gold gown, flashing a peace sign for photographers. The floor-length design caught the light against the reflective arrival backdrop. | Source: Getty Images
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey brought a relaxed look — and plenty of personality — to the opening night. She wore a loose white ensemble covered in thin dark stripes, pairing a long jacket with a flowing top and wide-leg bottoms. Black pointed-toe shoes and glasses completed the outfit.
Winfrey also had fun with the cameras. In one photograph, she adjusted her glasses while posing. Another captured her with her arms stretched wide and an animated expression in front of the Lucas Museum backdrop.
Her outfit soon became a talking point online, where reactions ranged from criticism to praise. On Instagram, one netizen compared the loose striped ensemble to sleepwear, writing, "Oprah in pyjamas.... Not a good look."
Another user had a much more positive reaction, sharing, "Oprah looks so pretty in that gold dress! 😍" Someone else continued the sleepwear comparison, joking, "Oprah thought it was a pajama party 🤭."
A commenter was less impressed with the styling and wrote, "Oprah you usually come better than this!" Another netizen took the criticism further, saying, "OPRAH!! You are rich!! Please find a new stylist! Yikes!"
The reaction was not all negative. On Facebook, one user praised the outfit simply: "Classy outfit 👌." Another commenter agreed, writing, "Love this look."
Oprah Winfrey adjusted her glasses while showing off her loose striped ensemble. The flowing layers gave her look a relaxed feel compared with some of the night's more traditional eveningwear. | Source: Getty Images
Winfrey switched up her pose for another photograph, throwing her arms wide in front of the Lucas Museum backdrop. The playful moment showed another side of her opening-night appearance. | Source: Getty Images
Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria went for a more pared-back silhouette in a floor-length white gown.
The dress featured a dramatic side opening that exposed much of her back and side. Its pale, subtly reflective fabric stood apart from Kardashian's detailed black gown and Latifah's shimmering gold design.
Longoria kept the rest of the look simple, wearing her dark hair straight and down.
Eva Longoria took a more pared-back approach in a floor-length white gown. A dramatic open side gave the otherwise streamlined design its defining detail. | Source: Getty Images
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau attended the opening night together, and their photographs quickly shifted the visual story away from individual red-carpet looks.
Perry wore a white one-shoulder gown with a large sculptural panel rising from one side. Trudeau paired a black suit with an open-collar white shirt. Their first photograph together could have been a conventional posed portrait. The images that followed were more candid.
In one frame, Perry smiled toward Trudeau with her hand resting on his chest. Trudeau had an arm around her waist as the two looked at each other instead of the cameras. A wider photograph revealed another detail: the pair held hands as they walked away from the backdrop.
Perry's white gown featured an oversized panel extending from one shoulder, creating a structured silhouette around her upper body. The design later drew attention from social media users, who shared their own comparisons and reactions.
On Instagram, one netizen looked at the dress and asked, "Is that part of the spacesuit?" Another user focused on the pair, writing, "They look like young lovers." A commenter asked, "Is Katy 'glowing'?"
Someone else saw a different resemblance in the white gown and close pose: "When I first saw this picture I thought it was a wedding photo 😳😊🤭."
On another discussion, Perry's dress continued to divide commenters. One user wrote, "Weirdest dress!!! 😂😂😂." Another asked, "Is she already pregnant 🤰?"
A different commenter compared the gown's shape to another object, writing, "Looks like a baby carrier." Another person declared, "She's pregnant."
Other users ignored the speculation and concentrated on Perry and Trudeau's demeanor. One commenter wrote, "They look happy together. And he looks very cute." Another shared, "She never looked happier. Love the dress."
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau initially posed side by side, with Perry's sculptural white one-shoulder gown contrasting with Trudeau's black suit. The photograph offered a more formal look at the pair before later frames captured closer interactions. | Source: Getty Images
The mood shifted as Perry rested a hand on Trudeau's chest while the two smiled at each other. His arm around her waist made the frame noticeably more intimate than their earlier posed portrait. | Source: Getty Images
A wider frame captured Perry and Trudeau holding hands as they walked together. The image completed a sequence that moved from a formal pose to increasingly candid moments between the pair. | Source: Getty Images
Meg Ryan and Jack Quaid
Meg Ryan had family by her side for the celebration, attending with her son, Jack Quaid.
The two posed together inside the event, with Ryan in a sleeveless black dress and dark sunglasses. Quaid stood beside his mother in a gray double-breasted suit and black tie as they smiled for photographers.
Meg Ryan and her son, Jack Quaid, shared the spotlight as they posed together inside the opening-night celebration. Their appearance added a family moment to the star-filled evening. | Source: Getty Images
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart were another couple photographed together during the celebration.
Ford wore a dark suit, light blue shirt, and black tie, while Flockhart chose a long-sleeved black dress and statement earrings. The pair stood close and smiled for the camera as guests gathered around them.
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart shared a smile as they stopped for a photo together. The couple joined the familiar faces gathered for the museum's opening night. | Source: Getty Images
Robert De Niro and Tiffany Chen
Robert De Niro and Tiffany Chen also stepped in front of the cameras, with their contrasting looks standing out against the greenery-covered backdrop.
Chen wore a flowing white one-shoulder gown with geometric cutout details along one side. De Niro kept his look understated in a dark jacket and trousers over a gray shirt.
Tiffany Chen's flowing white gown stood out beside Robert De Niro's darker ensemble as the pair posed together. Their appearance added another distinctive look to the evening. | Source: Getty Images
Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel brought some personality to the carpet when he pointed straight toward the camera while posing for photographers.
The actor kept his outfit almost entirely black, from his patterned jacket and vest to his trousers and shoes. Dark sunglasses completed the look as he played to the cameras.
Vin Diesel pointed toward the camera while posing at the opening-night event. His playful gesture gave photographers something different from the night's more traditional poses. | Source: Getty Images
Laura Dern
Laura Dern took a more relaxed approach to the night's formal dressing. The actress paired a black suit with a pale blue shirt and a loosely-worn black tie. With one hand tucked into her pocket, she smiled for photographers against the event's greenery and silver backdrop.
Laura Dern kept things relaxed as she posed with one hand in her pocket. Her black tailoring and loosely styled tie offered a change of pace from the evening's gowns. | Source: Getty Images
The opening night brought together familiar faces, bold fashion, and plenty of memorable moments. With so many different looks and interactions caught on camera, the event gave people plenty to talk about.
What Brought Everyone Together
The celebrity-filled evening marked more than another Los Angeles gathering. The September 19 celebration inaugurated the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art just three days before it was set to open to the public.
Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the museum was created around a broad idea: telling the story of visual storytelling itself.
George Lucas and Mellody Hobson stood together beside a detailed model of the Lucas Museum and its landscaped grounds. Hobson rested a hand on Lucas' shoulder as the co-founders viewed the display. | Source: Getty Images
Guests gathered beneath the museum's sweeping exterior as the opening-night celebration continued. The wide view captured the crowd outside the glass-fronted entrance and offered a closer look at the building's curved architecture. | Source: Getty Images
Its collection stretches across cultures, centuries, and mediums, bringing together paintings and illustrations with comics, photography, murals, and cinema. The museum traces that tradition from ancient forms of visual storytelling to images familiar to modern audiences.
"The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art was created to honor humanity's stories and the artists who illustrate them," Lucas said. "Their work spans genres, media, and time. They deserve to be in a museum." That idea plays out on a large scale.
Lucas addressed guests from a podium bearing the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art name. Attendees behind him applauded during the opening-night program. | Source: Getty Images
The museum's 300,000-square-foot building sits in Los Angeles' Exposition Park and contains more than 100,000 square feet of gallery space across more than 30 galleries. Its inaugural exhibitions feature more than 1,300 works from the collection.
Visitors will encounter artists from very different corners of visual
culture. Vincent van Gogh, Norman Rockwell, Frida Kahlo, Diego
Rivera, Charles Schulz and Gordon Parks are among those
represented.
Other galleries turn to comic books, manga, graphic novels, photography, and murals. Individual spaces also recognize major 20th-century illustrators, including Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth, Jessie Willcox Smith, Maxfield Parrish, Frank Frazetta, and Thomas Hart Benton.
'Star Wars' Has Its Own Place in the Story
Given Lucas' connection to cinema, film also plays a major role in the museum. The inaugural cinema gallery includes Star Wars in Motion, an exhibition centered on vehicles seen throughout the first six films in the "Star Wars" saga.
The exhibition goes beyond finished scenes from the movies. Visitors can see concept designs, props, and costumes connected to the films' racers, transports, and other vehicles.
Among them is material related to Luke's Landspeeder from A New Hope. The exhibition also includes the first physical build of General Grievous' Wheel Bike from Revenge of the Sith.
The museum's film offerings extend into two dedicated theaters. One explores documentary filmmaking and the creative processes behind works represented in the museum, while the other focuses on elements such as light, motion, sound, color, and editing.
The Building Is Part of the Experience
The museum was designed by Ma Yansong of MAD with Stantec, and its flowing exterior is intended to connect the building with the surrounding landscape.
Its curved form rises above a central public plaza, where a 185-foot arch connects the museum's north and south sides. Looking upward, visitors can see the sky through a large elliptical opening four stories above the plaza.
Creating that exterior required more than 1,200 curved panels, each individually shaped and positioned as part of the building's continuous form. The museum also sits within a new 13-acre campus designed to extend the experience outdoors.
What was previously an asphalt parking lot now includes gardens, a meadow, an amphitheater, a hanging garden and a waterfall-style fountain. More than 300 trees have been planted across the grounds.
Ten monumental sculptures are installed along the campus walkways, and the park is free and open to the public.
Inside, the museum also includes learning spaces, studios, and a Research Library that visitors can access for free. Its holdings include more than 30,000 comic books, along with more than 2,900 volumes from writer and mythologist Joseph Campbell's personal library.
Campbell's work on the "hero's journey" would later become an important influence on Lucas and the creation of "Star Wars."
A Celebration Years in the Making
The September 19 opening night brought the worlds represented inside the museum together for one evening.
Julie Bell, Tom Cruise, Greta Gerwig, Jensen Huang, JR, Steven Spielberg, Guillermo del Toro, and Pharrell Williams served as co-chairs. The gathering brought together figures from art, cinema, and philanthropy to mark the building's inauguration.
For Hobson, the goal was to create a place where visitors could encounter stories beyond the boundaries that traditionally separate fine art from popular culture.
For Hobson, the goal was to create a place where visitors could encounter stories beyond the boundaries that traditionally separate fine art from popular culture.
Mellody Hobson stepped forward during the opening-night program as guests applauded behind her. Ma Yansong, Steven Spielberg, Julie Bell, Queen Latifah, Pharrell Williams, JR, and Guillermo del Toro were among those gathered nearby. | Source: Getty Images
"We wanted a museum unlike any other - one that brings people from every walk of life through the same doors," she said.
After the cameras, red-carpet looks, and opening-night celebrations, those doors are about to open to everyone else. The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art welcomes the public beginning September 22.
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