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In 1970, the city began planning for an official building in the center. The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation matched a grant of $40,000 from the city, and the Hardwicke Interpretive Center was built the next year after local conservationist Robert E. Hardwicke. In 1975, the name Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge was formally established. [2]
It is home to the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. [7] It has previously hosted the Memphis mayor's swearing in ceremony, [8] the Memphis Music Hall of Fame ceremony, [9] and the Miss United States pageant. [10] The center had a complete cosmetic update, along with the associated Cook Convention Center, in 2018. [11]
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Indie Memphis Film Festival's 2024 lineup includes close to 40 feature films and 50 or so short films and music videos. The fest kicks off Nov. 14.
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, founded in 1916, is the oldest and largest fine art museum in the state of Tennessee.The Brooks' permanent collection includes works from the Italian Renaissance and Baroque eras to British, French Impressionists, and 20th century artists (including regional artists like Memphian Carroll Cloar). [1]
The building opened as the Memphis Auditorium and Market House and was renamed for Memphis Chamber of Commerce President Robert R. Ellis after his death in 1930. [ 1 ] The auditorium was segregated and had a separate entrance and balcony for black patrons, [ 2 ] and in 1945 a performance of Annie, Get Your Gun did not go ahead because the cast ...
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Low attendance resulted in the museum's closure not long afterwards with the contents being transferred to the Museum of Science and History - Memphis. In 2024, plans were announced to redevelop the museum into an interactive experience titled "Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time". [7]