What makes a great museum?

Across the United States, there are hundreds of wonderful museums focusing on old cars and trucks, and I’ve been fortunate to visit a number of them. A few of the visits were while I was but a child, but most of them were during my travels with . Some museums were visited while I was focused on research, some while I was a car-hungry bachelor and some as a car-hungry family man with school-age kids in tow. In my various roles as a hobbyist, I noticed some museums stood out as especially great — regardless of the vehicles on display. (Although great vehicles that are rarely seen can certainly help bring in visitors.)