"Pritzker Prize-winning architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron has released new images showing construction progress on the Memphis Art Museum, set to open in December 2026. Currently operating as the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the institution is both the oldest and largest art museum in Tennessee, United States, with a collection of more than 10,000 works spanning from ancient to contemporary art. Commissioned in 2019, the project marks the museum's relocation to a new site in Downtown Memphis along the Mississippi River bluff."
"Occupying an entire city block, the new Memphis Art Museum prioritizes accessibility through a design that emphasizes transparency and public engagement. A glass façade allows passersby to view art from the street, while street-level galleries are intended to blur the boundary between the museum and its urban surroundings. Wider sidewalks will connect Downtown Memphis to the riverfront, and a public plaza shared with the historic Cossitt Library is designed to establish a cultural commons along the bluff."
Herzog & de Meuron's new Memphis Art Museum relocates the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art to a Downtown riverfront site and expands the facility to 123,500 square feet. Gallery space increases by 50 percent and galleries are arranged in a continuous single-story loop around a central shaded courtyard to allow flexible exhibitions. A glass façade and street-level galleries enable views from the street and blur boundaries between museum and city. Wider sidewalks and a public plaza shared with Cossitt Library connect downtown to the Mississippi River bluff and create a cultural commons. The campus includes a full-roof garden, mezzanine theater, caf e9, and direct riverfront access with extensive free public areas.
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