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For better or worse, museums are changing from forbidding bastions of rare art into audience-friendly institutions that often specialize in ?blockbuster? exhibitions designed to draw crowds. But in the midst of this sea change, one largely unanswered question stands out: ?What makes a great exhibition?? Some of the world?s leading curators and art historians try to answer this question here, as they examine the elements of a museum exhibition from every angle.