With all these comments about superficiality and crowds and staff being diverted from their real jobs - which implies that the public is not part of their real jobs - I suggest that we all look at who supports museums. Remember, most are 5.01(c)3 public charities which pay no taxes and exist for "educational, charitable and/or scientific purposes." If the appearance of a highly hyped show creates reasons for just plain old people (taxpayers) to use their possessions (even private museums are tax-supported by the mere absence of taxes), if a kid is stimulated to go home and read a book, if a museum becomes a memorable experience, if paying audiences and donors provide more funding, isn't this what should be happening? I take exception to the tone of many of the comments I have read over the last several days and urge the museum industry to be more aware of who feeds it and why. Mac West