Metal Museum’s Rust Hall design blends old and new
The exterior of the Metal Museum's new location at Rust Hall on July 31, 2026. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
When the Metal Museum opens at Rust Hall, it will blend a deep local history with plenty of new features and uses.
The Memphis Academy of Art, as the school was originally called, opened Rust Hall in 1959, 12 years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that blocked Interstate 40 from cutting through Overton Park.
Roy Harrover of Harrover & Mann designed the building. He also designed the Memphis International Airport, with its iconic martini glass facade, a few years later.
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Andy Ashby
Andy Ashby covers commercial real estate and economic development. He has worked locally at the Germantown News, the DeSoto County Tribune, the Daily News and the Memphis Business Journal. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, where he photographed the 1998 National Championship game. Email tips or story ideas to aashby@dailymemphian.com
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