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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Three Centuries of American Art
May 24–Jul 31, 1938
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Sixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Esthetics
Dec 31, 1940–Jan 12, 1941
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New Acquisitions: Photographs
Jan 13–Feb 25, 1942
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Portraits
Nov 4–Dec 7, 1943
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Art in Progress: 15th Anniversary Exhibitions: Photography
May 24–Sep 17, 1944
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The Museum Collection of Photographs
Jun 20, 1945–Jun 23, 1946
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50 Photographs by 50 Photographers
Jul 27–Sep 26, 1948
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The Exact Instant
Feb 8–May 1, 1949
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Photographs by Margaret Bourke-White, Helen Levitt, Dorothea Lange, Tana Hoban, Esther Bubley, and Hazel-Frieda Larsen
Oct 11–Nov 15, 1949
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Then and Now
Aug 5–18, 1952
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Diogenes with a Camera II
Nov 25, 1952–Mar 8, 1953
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The Family of Man
Jan 24–May 8, 1955
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Photographs from the Museum Collection
Nov 26, 1958–Jan 18, 1959
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50 Photographs by 50 Photographers
Apr 3–May 15, 1962
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The Bitter Years: 1935–1941
Oct 18–Nov 25, 1962
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The Photographer's Eye
May 27–Aug 23, 1964
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Art in a Changing World: 1884–1964: Edward Steichen Photography Center
May 27, 1964
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The Photo Essay
Mar 16–May 16, 1965
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Dorothea Lange
Jan 26–Apr 10, 1966
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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation
Oct 25, 1967
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The Artist as Adversary
Jul 1–Sep 27, 1971
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Photographs of Women
Sep 7–Nov 30, 1971
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Public Landscapes
Sep 11–Dec 1, 1974
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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation
Dec 21, 1979
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