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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

    Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

    Dec 7, 1939–Jan 7, 1940

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Useful Objects of American Design under $10

    Nov 26–Dec 24, 1940

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Useful Objects Under $10

    Dec 2, 1941–Jan 4, 1942

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    100 Useful Objects of Fine Design (available under $100)

    Sep 16, 1947–Jan 25, 1948

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Prize Designs for Modern Furniture

    May 16–Jul 16, 1950

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    New Design Trends

    Mar 25–Jun 1, 1952

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

    Dec 17, 1958–Feb 23, 1959

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

    Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

    Dec 1, 1970–Jan 31, 1971

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  • Pablo Picasso. The Charnel House. Paris, 1944–45. Oil and charcoal on canvas, 6′ 6 5/8″ × 8′ 2 1/2″ (199.8 × 250.1 cm). Mrs. Sam A. Lewisohn Bequest (by exchange), and Mrs. Marya Bernard Fund in memory of her husband Dr. Bernard Bernard, and anonymous funds. © 2016 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

    Art of the Forties

    Feb 24–Apr 30, 1991

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  • Charles Eames and Ray Eames. Full Scale Model of Chaise Longue (La Chaise). 1948. Hard rubber foam, plastic, wood, and metal, 32 1/2 × 59 × 24 1/4″ (82.5 × 149.8 × 87 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. Gift of the designer

    What Was Good Design? MoMA’s Message, 1944–56

    May 6, 2009–Jan 10, 2011

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  • Sori Yanagi. Butterfly Stool. 1956. Molded plywood and metal, 15½ × 17⅜ × 12⅛" (39.4 × 44.1 × 30.8 cm). Manufactured by Tendo Co., Ltd., Tokyo. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the designer, 1958

    Plywood: Material, Process, Form

    Feb 2, 2011–Sep 8, 2013

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  • Lilly Reich. Women’s Fashion Exhibition, Berlin, Germany. View of the Velvet and Silk Café. 1927. Gelatin silver print, 8 × 10″ (20.3 × 25.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mies van der Rohe Archive, gift of the architect

    How Should We Live? Propositions for the Modern Interior

    Oct 1, 2016–Apr 23, 2017

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  • Clockwise, from top left: Dante Giacosa. 500f city car. Designed 1957 (this example 1968). Steel with fabric top, 52 × 52 × 116 7/8" (132.1 × 132.1 × 296.9 cm). Manufacturer: Fiat S.p.A., Turin, Italy. Gift of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Heritage; Lina Bo Bardi. Poltrona Bowl chair. 1951. Steel and fabric, 21 5/8 × 33 1/16 × 33 1/16" (55 × 84 × 84 cm). Committee on Architecture and Design Funds; Irwin Gershen, Gershen-Newark. Shrimp Cleaner. 1954. Plastic and metal, 8 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3/4" (21.6 x 8.3 x 1.9 cm). Manufacturer: Plastic Dispensers Inc., Newark, NJ. Department purchase; Peter Schlumbohm. Chemex Coffee Maker. 1941. Pyrex glass, wood, and leather, 9 1/2 x 6 1/8" (24.2 x 15.5 cm). Manufacturer: Chemex Corp., New York, NY. Gift of Lewis & Conger

    The Value of Good Design

    Feb 10–Jun 15, 2019

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