Exhibition Design is already well established and applied in art museums in numerous countries. In Brazil, it was progressively practiced in art museums during the past decades. However, its teaching in universities and in design courses is still not a reality in Rio de Janeiro, and maybe in Brazil, due to its doubtful classification as a discipline within the Design Field and due to its complexity, involving multidisciplinary knowledge. Brazilian professionals working in the field learn through practice and are not supported by a theoretical base. The intricate process of elaborating an art exhibition requires multidisciplinary teams. While this fact can bring a positive confluence of varied knowledge, it can also create uncertainty regarding the role of each professional category involved, creating possible team conflicts. Therefore, it is deemed necessary to define the designer s role and the timing of his/ her participation. Finally, Exhibition Design can highlight objects exposed in art museums through narrative and the use of colour, light, technology, among other elements. Exhibition Design can also make art exhibitions more visitor friendly, but the hypothesis that it facilitates the public s better understanding of art and its concepts was not confirmed.