The Brooks Museum will reopen downtown on Dec. 6 as the Memphis Art Museum, offering permanent free admission for Shelby County residents and opening with a Hooks Brothers retrospective.

New Ballet’s MEMArtsTech will turn the historic Humes campus into a year‑round arts and technology public school for grades 6–12. The project repurposes Elvis Presley’s alma mater.

Dueling lawsuits have left Ardent Studios shuttered since January, with each side accusing the other of fraud and unauthorized equipment sales. The studio’s future now hinges on the courts.