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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Sixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Esthetics
Dec 31, 1940–Jan 12, 1941
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American Photographs at $10
Dec 3, 1941–Jan 4, 1942
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Helen Levitt: Photographs of Children
Mar 10–Apr 18, 1943
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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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In and Out of Focus: A Survey of Today's Photography
Apr 6–Jul 11, 1948
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50 Photographs by 50 Photographers
Jul 27–Sep 26, 1948
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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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Polio Poster Competition
Oct 31–Nov 20, 1949
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Christmas Photographs
Nov 29, 1951–Jan 6, 1952
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Then and Now
Aug 5–18, 1952
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The Family of Man
Jan 24–May 8, 1955
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70 Photographers Look at New York
Nov 27, 1957–Apr 15, 1958
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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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Art in a Changing World: 1884–1964: Edward Steichen Photography Center
May 27, 1964
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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation
Oct 25, 1967
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Ben Schultz Memorial Exhibition
Feb 9–Mar 31, 1968
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Photographs of Women
Sep 7–Nov 30, 1971
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Projects: Helen Levitt in Color
Sep 16–Oct 20, 1974
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New Standpoints: Photography, 1940–1955
Feb 6–Apr 30, 1978
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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography since 1960
Jul 26–Oct 2, 1978
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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation
Dec 21, 1979
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