"These museums will almost certainly be understood as a grand coda for the decline of the film industry. At the same time, many locals hope these projects will spark a renaissance of motion picture studios as a collective endeavor, and a renewed appreciation for LA’s centrality to this enterprise."
Museums and MegastructuresLos Angeles’s Academy Museum, Lucas Museum, and Geffen Galleries at LACMA test contemporary assumptions for museum design and the role of major cultural institutions.placesjournal.org