Word: dorment
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...response to the exhibit from the artists, the professionals hanging the works and from the public has been "incredibly good"?visitors are spending longer with the permanent collection than ever before. "What could have been an incoherent jumble is as tightly structured as a Swiss watch," wrote Richard Dorment of Britain's Daily Telegraph...
...Giving works a fresh perspective is a big advantage of a thematic show. The disadvantages: pieces that fit the theme may seem confusingly out of context and may not represent the best of the collection. Still, as Dorment said, "It ought to be possible to combine the intellectual stimulation such a shake-up undoubtedly achieves with the visual thrill you get from seeing works of art of the highest quality displayed perfectly...
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