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.
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Charles Sheeler
Oct 2–Nov 1, 1939
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Contemporary Unknown American Painters
Oct 18–Nov 18, 1939
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Creative Growth, Childhood to Maturity
Nov 1, 1939–Jan 5, 1940
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Picasso: Forty Years of His Art
Nov 15, 1939–Jan 7, 1940
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Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00
Dec 7, 1939–Jan 7, 1940
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Paris at War: 16 Gouaches by Bernard Lamotte
Jan 1–31, 1940
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Smithsonian Competition
Jan 12–Mar 3, 1940
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Modern Masters from European and American Collections
Jan 26–Mar 24, 1940
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Twelve Favorites: Paintings Selected by Students from the Museum Collection
Jan 31–Mar 1, 1940
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New Acquisitions: A Gift of Modern Sculpture
Mar 6–Apr 7, 1940
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Four American Traveling Exhibitions
Apr 3–28, 1940
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PM Competition: The Artist as Reporter
Apr 15–May 7, 1940
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Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art
May 15–Sep 30, 1940
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New Acquisitions: American Painting and Sculpture
Jul 26–Oct 18, 1940
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Machine Art; Modern Interiors; Original Costume Design
Oct 3–Nov 2, 1940
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Portinari of Brazil
Oct 9–Nov 17, 1940
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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
Oct 23, 1940–Jan 12, 1941
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Graphic Arts: Designing a Stage Setting
Nov 4–11, 1940
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Student Work from Fourteen High Schools
Nov 11–Dec 23, 1940
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Frank Lloyd Wright, American Architect
Nov 13, 1940–Jan 5, 1941
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The Ballet Today
Nov 14, 1940–Mar 5, 1941
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Useful Objects of American Design under $10
Nov 26–Dec 24, 1940
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War Comes to the People: A Story Written with the Lens
Dec 10, 1940–Jan 5, 1941
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We Like Modern Art
Dec 27, 1940–Jan 12, 1941
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