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Exhibition history

Explore exhibitions from The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1, from MoMA’s founding in 1929 to the present. These pages are updated continually.

  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Cubism and Abstract Art

    Mar 2–Apr 19, 1936

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Modern Painters and Sculptors as Illustrators

    Apr 27–Sep 2, 1936

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Posters by E. McKnight Kauffer

    Feb 10–Mar 7, 1937

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  • A History of the Modern Poster

    Jun 11–26, 1941

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    American Watercolors; Lettering and Arrangements in Poster Design

    Aug 12–25, 1941

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  • Introduction to Modern Painting: Modern Posters

    Dec 3–7, 1941

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  • New Rugs by American Artists

    Jun 30–Aug 9, 1942

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Twentieth Century Portraits

    Dec 9, 1942–Jan 24, 1943

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Art in Progress: 15th Anniversary Exhibitions: Posters

    May 24–Sep 17, 1944

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Modern Art in Your Life

    Oct 5–Dec 4, 1949

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    New Posters from 16 Countries

    Oct 11–Nov 20, 1949

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Travel Posters

    Mar 6–Apr 7, 1957

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Film Posters

    Dec 14, 1960–Feb 23, 1961

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879–1967

    Jan 25–Mar 10, 1968

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

    Dec 1, 1970–Jan 31, 1971

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    The Artist as Adversary

    Jul 1–Sep 27, 1971

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Posters from the Collection

    Mar 26–May 19, 1976

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Art of the Twenties

    Nov 14, 1979–Jan 22, 1980

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  • E. McKnight Kauffer. Power, The Nerve Centre of London’s Underground. 1930. Lithograph, 40 5/8 × 24 3/4″ (103.2 × 62.9cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist

    Underground Gallery: London Transport Posters 1920s–1940s

    Jul 28, 2010–Jan 10, 2011

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Full Steam Ahead: Ocean Travel Posters, 1930s

    Aug 17, 2011–Feb 27, 2012

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  • Herbert Matter. Engelberg Trübsee, promotional poster for Engelberg, Switzerland. 1936. Two-color gravure, 40″ × 25¼″ (101.6 × 64.1 cm). Gift of the designer. © 2013 Alexander Matter

    Hand Signals: Digits, Fists, and Talons

    Apr 5–Sep 8, 2013

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  • Clockwise, from top left: Dante Giacosa. 500f city car. Designed 1957 (this example 1968). Steel with fabric top, 52 × 52 × 116 7/8" (132.1 × 132.1 × 296.9 cm). Manufacturer: Fiat S.p.A., Turin, Italy. Gift of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Heritage; Lina Bo Bardi. Poltrona Bowl chair. 1951. Steel and fabric, 21 5/8 × 33 1/16 × 33 1/16" (55 × 84 × 84 cm). Committee on Architecture and Design Funds; Irwin Gershen, Gershen-Newark. Shrimp Cleaner. 1954. Plastic and metal, 8 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3/4" (21.6 x 8.3 x 1.9 cm). Manufacturer: Plastic Dispensers Inc., Newark, NJ. Department purchase; Peter Schlumbohm. Chemex Coffee Maker. 1941. Pyrex glass, wood, and leather, 9 1/2 x 6 1/8" (24.2 x 15.5 cm). Manufacturer: Chemex Corp., New York, NY. Gift of Lewis & Conger

    The Value of Good Design

    Feb 10–Jun 15, 2019

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  • Pininfarina (Battista “Pinin” Farina). Cisitalia 202 GT Car. 1946. Aluminum body, 49 × 57 5/8 × 158" (124.5 × 146.4 × 401.3 cm). Manufacturer: S.p.A. Carrozzeria Pininfarina, Torino, Italy. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the manufacturer

    Automania

    Jul 4, 2021–Jan 3, 2022

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  • Oscar Niemeyer. “Modulo” Low Table. 1978. Painted plywood and steel, 9 1/2 × 75 3/4 × 19 3/4" (24.1 × 192.4 × 50.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Committee on Architecture and Design Funds

    Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980

    Mar 8–Nov 10, 2024

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