Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

Founded in 1916 & located at 1934 Poplar Ave. in historic Overton Park, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is home to Tennessee's oldest and largest major collection of world art. More than 10.000 works make up the museum's permanent collection, including works from ancient Greece, Rome & the Americas, Renaissance masterpieces from Italy, English portraiture, American painting and decorative arts, contemporary art; a survey of African art; and Inside Art, TN's only hands-on family gallery dedicated to visual literacy.