Elaine: The purpose of art museums is to preserve artworks and make them available to the public  Museums, ttherefore, should seek to acquire and display the best examples of artworks from each artistic period and genre, even if some of these works are not recognized by experts as masterpieces
Frederick: Art museums ought to devote their limited resources to acquiring the works of recognized masters in order to ensure the preservation of the greatest artworks
an art museum ought to acquire an unusual example of a period or genre if more characteristic examples are prohibitively expensive