Q&A: More from the Hydes on Downtown, the Grizzlies, AutoZone Park and the future of Memphis
Pitt and Barbara Hyde, middle, donated $20 million to the new Memphis Brooks Museum of Art buidling. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Geoff Calkins
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The new Memphis Art Museum will open on Dec. 6 — and it will be free to residents of Shelby County.
The Daily Memphian’s Geoff Calkins recently 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.”
Here are some highlights from that interview that were not included in Calkins’ column.
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