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Memphis Art Museum

Sector: Forest Products and Packaging • Location: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Source: Architect Magazine

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Under Construction

The Memphis Art Museum is a new riverfront cultural campus designed by Herzog & de Meuron with local firm archimania as architect of record. It features 123,500 square feet of space on a reconstructed bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, emphasizing openness, community, and accessibility with free admission for Shelby County residents. The museum incorporates sustainable construction using lam

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Forest Products and Packaging
Location
Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Architect Magazine

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The project “Memphis Art Museum” is an infrastructure initiative in the Forest Products and Packaging sector, located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Architect Magazine.

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2026-07-22

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The Memphis Art Museum is a new riverfront cultural campus designed by Herzog & de Meuron with local firm archimania as architect of record. It features 123,500 square feet of space on a reconstructed bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, emphasizing openness, community, and accessibility with free admission for Shelby County residents. The museum incorporates sustainable construction using laminated mass timber and includes public amenities such as a community courtyard, rooftop art garden, outdoor amphitheater, and pedestrian plaza.

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Cultural

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United States of America (USA)

State

Tennessee

City

Memphis

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Architect Magazine

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Forest Products and Packaging

Article published date

2026-07-10

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