Where Story, Art & Adventure Collide
Bringing Mud Island back to life through imagination, technology, and play. Inside the historic Mississippi River Museum, a new world is taking shape, a story-driven realm of art, gamification, and interactive discovery.
What is Bvo?
The Vision - Reimagining a Museum as a Portal of Possibility
BVO is a world of magic, science, and the multiverse, a network of realms you enter through portals that bend light, sound, and story.
It combines immersive art, adventure play, and interactive technology to create experiences that blur the line between exploration and imagination.
Play + Story + Game + EntertaiN
In its simplest form, it’s a playground where you can run, jump, climb, crawl, and teleport through alternate universes -a choose-your-own-adventure full of discovery and wonder.
Think Doctor Who meets Indiana Jones in a world powered by creativity and connection, a living canvas where art and technology build wonder, and a sound investment in creativity and social impact.
THE EXPERIENCE
Step Into the Multiverse
Inside the River of Time, visitors move through interconnected realms that blend art, light, sound, projection mapping, and interactive technology.
Each space invites you to play, explore, and shape your own journey - whether through movement, choice, or curiosity.
THE BUILD
From Blueprint to Breathing WorldS
Inside the museum, corridors become gateways and rooms evolve into living, responsive environments. Artists, engineers, and designers fuse sculpture, projection, and immersive technology to craft portals that move, react, and transport.
Every element — digital, physical, and sound-based — is built with precision, imagination, and a forward-thinking approach to immersive world-building.
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
Quadrant 360 — The First Portal
BVO LOVE
Before the River of Time, there was Quadrant 360 (2020), an immersive installation built with reclaimed materials by visionary Christopher Reyes along with a community of local talent. The exhibit SOLD OUT its two-month run with 4,000+ visitors and earned wide recognition:
Memphis Flyer’s September Cover Story
Smart City Memphis
The Daily Memphian article with a follow up article
WKNO-TV (the local PBS affiliate.)
Awarded Memphis Magazine’s Inside Memphis Business Innovation Awards for 2020.
A Sound Investment in Creative Impact.
Powered by local collaboration and sustainable design.
BVO partners with artists, engineers, and organizations to rebuild with reclaimed materials and reinvest in the community.
BVO Workshop at Off the Walls with NBE and Dunbar Elementary
MEMPHIS AT THE CORE
Rooted in the River City
While the multiverse reaches beyond worlds, its roots remain here in Memphis.
The city’s creative DNA - music, invention, resilience, and heart - flows through every weld and projection.
BVO honors that legacy while re-imagining what’s next for Mud Island and the River Park.
WHAT’S NEXT
The River Is Rising
The first phase of BVO is under construction, with the first portals opening in early 2026. Each new realm adds a chapter to the experience - new multiverses, new worlds, new collaborators, new ways to explore.
We’re excited to reveal more soon. Follow us for updates and behind-the-scenes glimpses as the River Rises.