Memphis Art Museum
The Brooks Memorial Art Gallery opened to the public in 1916. Situated in the center of Memphis within Overton Park, the museum originated as a modest exhibition space without a collection. Over the next one hundred years, additions to the original building expanded the ambition and scale of the institution, transforming it into the present-day Brooks Museum of Art. However, the spatial, climatic, and infrastructural demands of a twenty-first century museum exceeded the capabilities of the existing structures. In 2019 after an extensive selection process, Herzog & de Meuron was appointed design consultant for a new museum building. The new project for the Memphis Art Museum in downtown Memphis, renamed to clarify its role as a museum for the city, will be a key component of the redevelopment of the Mississippi River waterfront. An efficient and sustainable building will serve as a cultural anchor in the historic core of the city. By providing improved and expanded facilities as well as increased access to visitors and proximity to other notable sites downtown, the museum will expand its audience and engage a broader public.
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