"The exhibit is arranged in no important order that the viewer can discern"?
A synonym for DISCERN here would be "FIGURE OUT" or "TELL"
[ "TELL" in the sense of "I can't tell what's going on" or "I can't tell what she is thinking" ]
So, your sentence means...
It's hard to tell (discern, figure out) if this exhibit has an organization or structure.
The exhibit doesn't seem to be in any discernible (adj) order.
I can't figure out (discern) what the system is for this exhibit, or if there even *is* a system.
I'm sure you're aware of this, but just to clarify the context -- it's my experience that exhibits have a number system, and similar exhibitors are grouped together so people can make sense out what's going on. For your sentence, it sounds like the exhibit is random -- there is no system or organization -- or, if there is a system, the speaker/writer can't figure out what it is.