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as in exhibits
a public showing of objects of interest
an exhibition of valuable and fascinating artifacts from a recovered pirate ship
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as in displays
an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect
for the benefit of the crowd, the professional wrestler made a great exhibition of ferocity
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Recent Examples of exhibitions
These European art exhibitions are worth traveling for.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The Pavilion also hosts various events, from art exhibitions to performances and concerts.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Houses museum’s office space and archives, hosts exhibitions and special events.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
The year gone also saw some fantastic exhibitions of art history’s masters and makers.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Other group exhibitions in 2024 offering alternative art historical narratives included the absolutely brilliant Harlem Renaissance at the Met in New York.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Jonathon Keats is an award-winning writer, artist, and experimental philosopher who has been writing critical commentary about museum exhibitions for Forbes since 2012.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Objects from past exhibitions have been repurposed as display fixtures.
—Fiona Alison Duncan, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The latter museum plans to show rotating exhibitions focused on works from its collection.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The Pavilion also hosts various events, from art exhibitions to performances and concerts.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Houses museum’s office space and archives, hosts exhibitions and special events.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
The year gone also saw some fantastic exhibitions of art history’s masters and makers.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Other group exhibitions in 2024 offering alternative art historical narratives included the absolutely brilliant Harlem Renaissance at the Met in New York.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Jonathon Keats is an award-winning writer, artist, and experimental philosopher who has been writing critical commentary about museum exhibitions for Forbes since 2012.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Objects from past exhibitions have been repurposed as display fixtures.
—Fiona Alison Duncan, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The latter museum plans to show rotating exhibitions focused on works from its collection.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Exhibitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhibitions. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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