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I am restoring the list of past exhibitions as I cannot see a good reason for deleting it. Ashmolean Museum and National Museum of American History are just two examples of better known museums whose Wikipedia entries include such information: no doubt there are others. Headhitter (talk) 22:34, 4 December 2016 (UTC)Reply
WP:NOT discourages "simple listings without context information" and notes that "long recitations of statistics reduce readability". Both the Ashmolean and American History articles select a few illustrative or significant highlights, but this article apparently lists every single temporary exhibition at the Museum of Richmond since 1988 and leaves it for the reader to deduce any trends or spot anything remarkable. A flat list is better suited to the museum's own website than an encyclopedia article. Other museum articles at Wikipedia (such as British Museum) only mention temporary exhibitions in passing to illustrate particular points to the reader. --McGeddon (talk) 09:24, 5 December 2016 (UTC)Reply
Several Wikipedia entries on theatres, e.g. Royal National Theatre, seem to list almost every play performed at that theatre and provide no additional contextual information. I don't see why listings of exhibitions at a museum should be treated any differently. Headhitter (talk) 17:29, 5 December 2016 (UTC)Reply
The Royal National Theatre article only lists "Notable productions". --McGeddon (talk) 15:44, 8 February 2017 (UTC)Reply
I've now edited the list to remove touring exhibitions that did not originate at the Museum of Richmond. Headhitter (talk) 10:54, 10 March 2017 (UTC)Reply
I've also now simplified the listing of past exhibitions by including only the years, not the months, in the dates given. Headhitter (talk) 12:39, 31 October 2018 (UTC)Reply