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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

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Recent Acquisitions

    Oct 25, 1949–Jan 22, 1950

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

    Oct 19, 1954–Feb 6, 1955

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    The Art of Assemblage

    Oct 4–Nov 12, 1961

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection

    Jan 17–Mar 4, 1968

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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

    Dada, Surrealism and Their Heritage

    Mar 27–Jun 9, 1968

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  • Dream/Reality/Dream

    Sep 26–Nov 28, 1977

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  • Surrealist Prints from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

    Aug 6–Dec 8, 1987

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  • The Surrealist Drawing: A Selection from the Collection

    Apr 18–Sep 3, 1991

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  • Joan Miró. Woman and Dog in Front of the Moon (Femme et chien devant la lune). 1935, published 1936. Pochoir, composition: 20 3/16 × 17 7/8″ (51.3 × 45.4 cm); sheet: 25 11/16 × 19 5/8″ (65 × 49.8 cm). Publisher: Group Adlan, Barcelona. Printer: unknown. Edition: 60. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw (by exchange). © 2016 Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

    Miró Prints and Books from New York Collections

    Oct 17, 1993–Jan 11, 1994

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  • Paul Gauguin. Noa Noa (Fragrant Scent) from Noa Noa (Fragrant Scent). 1894, printed 1921. One from a series of eight woodcuts, composition: 14 × 8 1/16″ (35.5 × 20.5 cm); sheet: 16 5/8 × 10 9/16″ (42.3 × 26.8 cm). Publisher: Pola Gauguin, Copenhagen. Printer: Pola Gauguin, Copenhagen. Edition: 100. Lillie P. Bliss Collection. Photo: Thomas Griesel

    A Century of Artists Books

    Oct 23, 1994–Jan 24, 1995

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Sight Gags: Grotesque, Caricature and Wit in Modern and Contemporary Drawings

    Jan 21–May 5, 1999

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  • 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

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  • Joan Miró. Drawing-Collage. 1936. Crayon and decals on paper, 25 1/4 × 17 1/8″ (64 × 43.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller. © 2006 Successió Miró/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

    Transforming Chronologies: An Atlas of Drawings, Part Two

    May 10–Oct 2, 2006

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  • Mark Rothko. Archaic Idol. 1945. Ink and gouache on paper, 21 7/8 × 30″ (55.6 × 76.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection, 1978. © 2000 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

    The Modern Myth: Drawing Mythologies in Modern Times

    Mar 10–Aug 30, 2010

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  • Georges-Pierre Seurat. Stone Breaker, Le Raincy. c. 1879–81. Conté crayon and graphite on paper, 12 1/8 × 14 3/4″ (30.8 × 37.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. Lillie P. Bliss Collection

    Gifted: Collectors and Drawings at MoMA, 1929–1983

    Oct 19, 2011–Feb 12, 2012

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  • Steve Gianakos. She Could Hardly Wait. 1996. Oil and ink on cut-and-pasted printed paper, 27 x 27 1/2" (68.6 x 69.9 cm). The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift. © 2012 Steve Gianakos

    Exquisite Corpses: Drawing and Disfiguration

    Mar 14–Jul 9, 2012

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  • Shomei Tomatsu (Japanese, 1930-2012). Tomitarō Shimotani, Nagasaki, from the series Hibakusha. 1961. Gelatin silver print, 13 × 18 3/4" (33 × 47.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist. © 2015 Shomei Tomatsu

    Soldier, Spectre, Shaman: The Figure and the Second World War

    Oct 24, 2015–Apr 3, 2016

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  • Wifredo Lam. The Jungle. 1942–43. Oil and charcoal on paper mounted on canvas, 7' 10 1/4 " × 7' 6 1/2" (239.4 × 229.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Inter-American Fund. © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

    Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream

    Nov 10, 2025–Apr 11, 2026

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  • Wifredo Lam. La jungla (The Jungle). 1942–43. Oil and charcoal on paper mounted on canvas, 7' 10 1/4 " × 7' 6 1/2" (239.4 × 229.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Inter-American Fund. © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

    Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream (en español)

    Nov 10, 2025–Apr 11, 2026

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