Elisa Redmond of Dublin, Ireland, visited the Cotton Museum of Memphis
earlier this year, where a series of life-sized mannequins recreate the old
trading floor of the Memphis Cotton Exchange.     (Photo: Lance Murphey)

 Telling Cotton’s Story

 Cotton Museum embarks on major membership drive

Friday, August 19, 2011

By Aisling Maki



The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange has attracted more than 40,000 visitors from around the world since opening its doors in 2006, but new executive director Anna Mullins is on a mission to engage more Memphians in the story of the crop that helped shape their community.

Elisa Redmond of Dublin, Ireland, visited the Cotton Museum of Memphis earlier this year, where a series of life-sized mannequins recreate the old trading floor of the Memphis Cotton Exchange.