A Downtown Memphis Commission board gave the green light for the new Memphis Art Museum’s signage, including a code deviation.

“It just doesn’t make sense for people in a city where our water is being used up by the data center … to contribute to that,” said one of the hosts for Lamplighter Lounge’s first anti-AI show-and-tell. 

One of 2026’s standout arthouse films so far is coming to Studio on the Square for a one-night Indie Memphis screening.

Also showing: The new “Jackass: Best and Last” is advertising itself as the “fifth and final installment” of the TV-born, gonzo-stunt comedy franchise.

“Café Society” includes works by Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, among others.

To prepare for his run on the show, Adam Remsen studied his knowledge weak spots (opera, 19th century presidents, European monarchs and world rivers) and focused on the most important part of the game: the buzzer.

Only one in 20 travelers could identify a real photo of a Tennessee outdoor tourism spot when shown alongside an AI-generated image. Here’s how the state’s Department of Tourist Development plans to counter that.

Pitt and Barbara Hyde didn’t want their name on the new Memphis Art Museum. That didn’t stop Memphis mayor Paul Young from highlighting the couple’s astounding work. “For a generation you have led with generosity and vision,” Young said. “And your mark on the city — on Downtown in particular — is everywhere.”

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The Daily Memphian’s Geoff Calkins sat down with Barbara and Pitt Hyde to talk about the new museum, their hands-on approach to civic projects and why Memphis continues to be — in their words — their “big bet.”

Dun. Dun. Dun. Dun. From the first “summer blockbuster,” a beloved children’s movie series to Robin Hood, what’s old is back again at the theaters this week. Plus, Chris Herrington also gives his Steven Spielberg Top 10. 

The last exhibition to open in the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art in Overton Park is the first solo museum exhibition for David Uzochukwu.

Aliens are on the big — and giant — screen in Memphis, and you can stream the portrait of the life of Memphian Maurice White. And somehow, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” brings it all full circle.

Grant opportunities are now open to local visual artists and nonprofit or government organizations that want to address community issues through art.

It’s pick your theme at the movies this week and you can double up.

James Jin just graduated from high school, but already, his nonprofit, ArtFlow, is in more than 200 schools and community organizations across 10 countries. Here’s why he started it — and what he’ll do next. 

As devoted as their cult followings may sometimes be and as reliable as they are — relatively speaking — at luring people into theaters, horror movies used to get no respect.

Anchoring the Civil Rights Museum expansion is celebrated artist Derek Fordjour’s “Three Kings: Epilogue.” The massive artwork shows three sides of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Lorraine Motel and it tethers Fordjour to his hometown. 

There’s a solid fistful of notable revival screenings around town this week, though three of them will be showing on the same night (Thursday), at the same time (7 p.m.). Which will you choose? 

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens pieced together a retrospective of Mary Sims, who, despite having sold works to celebrities like Jane Fonda and Burt Reynolds, remains mostly a local treasure. For now. 

Genre movies from debut feature filmmakers, “Obsession” and “Is God Is,” are in theaters this week.

With roots in Mississippi, the Rhodes graduate has amassed more than a million monthly Spotify listeners and was the featured artist for March on BET’s spotlight program.

Chris Herrington: “‘Knives Out’ meets ‘Babe’ is an elevator pitch I would buy, and I suspect I’ll be buying in the form of a movie ticket soon.”

Memphis’ fashionistas walked the red carpet at the Brooks Museum of Art for a Met Gala watch party. 

Runway at the Museum includes six featured designers, most of whom are local.

From one commercial sure-shot (“Michael”) to another: This week brings the 20-years-later sequel “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which returns the four main players and director from 2006’s catty comedy hit.