‘An alternate Memphis’: Baron Von Opperbean opens the multiverse at Mud Island
A member of the cleaning crew wipes down the metal framing that houses a large LED screen depicting a futuristic Memphis-inspired skyline while prepping for the grand opening of Baron Von Opperbean and The River of Time, an immersive blend of interactive storytelling and hands-on play. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
What was once the behind-the-scenes workshop for the Mississippi River Museum on Mud Island still bears a resemblance to its former life.
But as workers were putting in place the final pieces of the new immersive experience that is replacing the museum with its Friday, May 1, opening, there were signs of the change even there.
A wooden box bore the spray-painted stencil emblem of the “Meridian” authority bearing a single eye in its triangular center.
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Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time Mud Island River Park Chris Reyes Katherine Hicks Jee Vahn Knight Marvin Stockwell Downtown Subscriber OnlyThank you for reading The Daily Memphian. Your support is critical.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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