on exhibit
idiom
: being publicly shown in an exhibition
The photographs are on exhibit in the museum's west wing.
The painting went on exhibit last week.
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Images from Manifest: Thirteen Colonies are currently on exhibit at Harvard University’s Peabody Museum through mid-April 2025.
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Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Robert Parker’s photographs will be on exhibit at The Space at The Icon Photo Lab (5450 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036) beginning on Saturday November 23 through December 20th, and are also available for purchase on Artsy.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
That's because Pirsig's motorcycle, a 1966 Honda Super Hawk, is on exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
The San Diego Union-Tribune Chula Vista, CA - February 24: A burrowing owl is on exhibit for guests observe at the Living Coast Discovery Center in Chula Vista.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2024
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Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Robert Parker’s photographs will be on exhibit at The Space at The Icon Photo Lab (5450 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036) beginning on Saturday November 23 through December 20th, and are also available for purchase on Artsy.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
That's because Pirsig's motorcycle, a 1966 Honda Super Hawk, is on exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
The San Diego Union-Tribune Chula Vista, CA - February 24: A burrowing owl is on exhibit for guests observe at the Living Coast Discovery Center in Chula Vista.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2024
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“On exhibit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20exhibit. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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