The Rose Museum Gallery
Museum director Michael Rush, seen in this 2006 photo, said, "Is the ship sinking? If it isn't sinking, I think what they're doing is unconscionable.... It's a big mistake, because you can never go back."
Rush left the museum after the squabble over closure.

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