Exhibition history
Exhibitions from our founding in 1929 to the present are available online. These pages are updated continually.
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Summer Exhibition: A Brief Survey of the American Film
June 23, 1937–
January 24, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Art Through the Window
July 1–
31, 1937 The Museum of Modern Art
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The War, Etchings by Otto Dix and Armored Train, a Painting by Gino Severini
September 21–
October 19, 1937 The Museum of Modern Art
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New Acquisitions: Dalí, Henry Moore, Chaim Gross
October 8–
November 13, 1937 The Museum of Modern Art
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Sculpture by William Edmondson
October 20–
December 1, 1937 The Museum of Modern Art
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The Town of Tomorrow
October 20–
November 13, 1937 The Museum of Modern Art
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Paintings for Paris
November 8–
December 13, 1937 The Museum of Modern Art
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Spanish and U.S. Government Posters
November 15–
26, 1937 The Museum of Modern Art
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Transitions and Contrasts in Painting and Sculpture
December 1, 1937–
January 7, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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The Making of a Contemporary Film
December 21, 1937–
March 1, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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The Museum Collection and Extended Loans
December 21, 1937–
January 31, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Drawings by European and American Artists
January 11–
28, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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A New House by Frank Lloyd Wright
January 25–
March 6, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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American Folk Art
February 2–
March 7, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Subway Art
February 8–
March 7, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Machine Art
March 7–
31, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Alvar Aalto: Architecture and Furniture
March 15–
April 18, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Luis Quintanilla: An Exhibition of Drawings of the War in Spain
March 15–
April 18, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Children’s Work
April 4–
22, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Masters of Popular Painting: Modern Primitives of Europe and America
April 27–
July 24, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Evolution of the Skyscraper
May 24–
July 31, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Three Centuries of American Art
May 24–
July 31, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Wheaton College Competition
June 28–
September 12, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Useful Household Objects under $5.00
September 28–
October 28, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Walker Evans: American Photographs
September 28–
November 18, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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The Prints of George Rouault
September 28–
November 18, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Miscellaneous Group of Loans
October 5–
24, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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New Acquisitions
October 25–
November 18, 1938 The Museum of Modern Art
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Bauhaus: 1919–1928
December 7, 1938–
January 30, 1939 The Museum of Modern Art
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Three Centuries of American Architecture
February 15–
March 15, 1939 The Museum of Modern Art
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Williamsburg Competition
February 28–
March 15, 1939 The Museum of Modern Art
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Art in Our Time: 10th Anniversary Exhibition: Painting, Sculpture, Prints
May 10–
September 30, 1939 The Museum of Modern Art
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Art in Our Time: 10th Anniversary Exhibition: Seven American Photographers
May 10–
September 30, 1939 The Museum of Modern Art
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Art in Our Time: 10th Anniversary Exhibition: Georges Méliès, A Film Pioneer
May 10–
September 30, 1939 The Museum of Modern Art
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Charles Sheeler
October 2–
November 1, 1939 The Museum of Modern Art
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Contemporary Unknown American Painters
October 18–
November 18, 1939 The Museum of Modern Art
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Creative Growth, Childhood to Maturity
November 1, 1939–
January 5, 1940 The Museum of Modern Art
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Picasso: Forty Years of His Art
November 15, 1939–
January 7, 1940 The Museum of Modern Art
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Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00
December 7, 1939–
January 7, 1940 The Museum of Modern Art
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Paris at War: 16 Gouaches by Bernard Lamotte
January 1–
31, 1940 The Museum of Modern Art
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Paintings and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
January 12–
March 3, 1940 The Museum of Modern Art
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Smithsonian Competition
January 12–
March 3, 1940 The Museum of Modern Art
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Modern Masters from European and American Collections
January 26–
March 24, 1940 The Museum of Modern Art
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Italian Masters
January 26–
April 7, 1940 The Museum of Modern Art
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Twelve Favorites: Paintings Selected by Students from the Museum Collection
January 31–
March 1, 1940 The Museum of Modern Art
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New Acquisitions: A Gift of Modern Sculpture
March 6–
April 7, 1940 The Museum of Modern Art
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Preview: Dance Archives
March 6–
April 7, 1940 The Museum of Modern Art
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Visual and Non-Visual Expression in Art
March 6–
May 1, 1940 The Museum of Modern Art