Queen Latifah

“Met opened in 1872, I would have to be 150 years old,”

Queen Latifah · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20

Queen Latifah noted in her opening remarks that it is rare for an art museum of this caliber to open in one's lifetime.

“My dear friends Mellody and George did, and they decided to build a museum for these artists that was so monumental that they would be impossible to ignore,”

Queen Latifah · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20

Queen Latifah praised Mellody Hobson and George Lucas for deciding to build a monumental museum for narrative artists.

“Paris has the Louvre, New York has the Met, and Los Angeles has the Lucas museum.”

Queen Latifah · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20

Queen Latifah compared the Lucas museum to the Louvre in Paris and the Met in New York.