Letter to the Editor: The Brooks will ‘interrupt and steal’ the riverwalk
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art’s new riverfront location will include a free-to-access rooftop park. (Courtesy OLIN)
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“This is Memphis’s chance to correct something for the good of the community. I hope that the current ‘powers that be’ reconsider the placement of this museum.”
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