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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

    Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

    Dec 9, 1936–Jan 17, 1937

    MoMA

  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    The Art of Assemblage

    Oct 4–Nov 12, 1961

    MoMA

  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    The Object Transformed

    Jun 29–Sep 5, 1966

    MoMA

  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Dada, Surrealism and Their Heritage

    Mar 27–Jun 9, 1968

    MoMA

  • Fri.Art: Made in Switzerland

    Apr 26–Jun 2, 1985

    MoMA PS1

  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Recent Acquisitions: Contemporary Prints

    Feb 7–Jul 8, 1986

    MoMA

  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    High and Low: Modern Art and Popular Culture

    Oct 7, 1990–Jan 15, 1991

    MoMA

  • Man Ray. Gift. 1958; replica of 1921 original. Painted flatiron with row of thirteen tacks, heads glued to the iron’s bottom, 6 1/8 × 3 5/8 × 4 1/2″ (15.3 × 9 × 11.4 cm). James Thrall Soby Fund. © 2016 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

    Objects of Desire: The Modern Still Life

    May 25–Aug 26, 1997

    MoMA

  • Installation view of More Pieces for the Puzzle: Recent Additions to the Collection at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo: Thomas Griesel

    More Pieces for the Puzzle: Recent Additions to the Collection

    Jul 21–Sep 8, 1998

    MoMA

  • Marcel Duchamp. Bicycle Wheel. New York, 1951 (third version, after lost original of 1913). Metal wheel mounted on painted wood stool, 51 × 25 × 16 1/2ʺ (129.5 × 63.5 × 41.9 cm). The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection. © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Estate of Marcel Duchamp

    ModernStarts: Things

    Nov 18, 1999–Mar 14, 2000

    MoMA

  • Jean (Hans) Arp. Two Heads. 1929. Painted wood relief, 47 1/4 × 39 1/4″ (120 × 99.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2000 ARS, N.Y./VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

    Making Choices

    Mar 16–Sep 26, 2000

    MoMA

  • Collection Highlights (2001)

    Feb 1, 2001–Feb 19, 2002

    MoMA

  • Sylvie Fleury. His Mistress’ Toy (for Parkett no. 58). 2000. Multiple of polyurethane shoe with integrated noisemaker, Overall: 4 7/16 × 3 3/4 × 7 11/16″ (11.2 × 9.5 × 19.5 cm). Roxanne H. Frank Fund

    Collaborations with Parkett: 1984 to Now

    Apr 5–Jun 5, 2001

    MoMA

  • Installation view of the exhibition, Painting and Sculpture: Inaugural Installation. November 20, 2004–December 31, 2005. IN1931.4. Photograph by Thomas Griesel

    Painting & Sculpture II

    Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2005

    MoMA

  • Meret Oppenheim. Object. 1936. Fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon, cup 4 3/8″ (10.9 cm) in diameter; saucer 9 3/8″ (23.7 cm) in diameter; spoon 8″ (20.2 cm) long, overall height 2 7/8″ (7.3 cm). Purchase. © 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/Pro Litteris, Zurich

    The Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection

    Jun 24, 2009–Jan 4, 2010

    MoMA

  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Painting and Sculpture Changes 2013

    Jan 1–Dec 31, 2013

    MoMA

  • Remedios Varo. The Juggler (The Magician). 1956. Oil and inlaid mother of pearl on board, 35 13/16 × 48 1/16" (91 × 122 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Joan H. Tisch (by exchange). ©️ 2024 Remedios Varo, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VEGAP, Madrid

    517: Surrealist Objects

    Through Fall 2025

    Collection gallery

    MoMA

  • Meret Oppenheim. Object. 1936. Fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon; cup 4 3/8" (10.9 cm) in diameter; saucer 9 3/8" (23.7 cm) in diameter; spoon 8" (20.2 cm) long, overall height 2 7/8" (7.3 cm). Purchase. © 2021 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/Pro Litteris, Zurich

    Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition

    Oct 30, 2022–Mar 4, 2023

    MoMA

  • Betye Saar. Black Girl’s Window. 1969. Wooden window frame with paint, cut-and-pasted printed and painted papers, daguerreotype, lenticular print, and plastic figurine, 35 3/4 × 18 × 1 1/2" (90.8 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm). Gift of Candace King Weir through The Modern Women’s Fund and Committee on Painting and Sculpture Funds. © Betye Saar. Courtesy the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles

    408: The Art of Assemblage

    Ongoing

    Collection gallery

    MoMA

  • Ei-Q (Hideo Sugita). Untitled from Reason of Sleep. 1936. Gelatin silver print, 8 9/16 × 10 5/8" (21.7 × 27 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Family of Man Fund, and Photography Purchase Fund. © 2025 Estate of Ei-Q

    517: A Surreal Lens

    Ongoing

    Collection gallery

    MoMA

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