exhibition
noun
ex·hi·bi·tion
ˌek-sə-ˈbi-shən 
1
: an act or instance of exhibiting
2
British
: a grant drawn from the funds of a school or university to help maintain a student
3
: a public showing (as of works of art, objects of manufacture, or athletic skill)
a one-man exhibition
an exhibition game
Examples of exhibition in a Sentence
There were several famous paintings at the exhibition.
an exhibition of early American crafts
helping to promote artists by exhibition of their paintings
Recent Examples on the Web
Timed to the Met Gala earlier this spring, The Costume Institute opened its spring exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, full of pieces taken from The Costume Institute’s permanent collection.
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Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 27 June 2024
Santiago is a powerhouse in the Brazilian cinema market, as co-founder of art-house distributor and exhibition company Estação Group and co-founder, CEO and artistic director at Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
La Prose du monde an exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, March 22–August 18, 2024
Michael Gorra
A Story of His Own
Percival Everett’s James retells The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from Jim’s perspective, showing a world hidden from Mark Twain’s white characters.
—Marilynne Robinson, The New York Review of Books, 26 June 2024
The exhibition investigates these influences through the lens of four themes that Picasso returned to throughout his artistic career: the hero, the Minotaur, the voyeur and the musketeer.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
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Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 27 June 2024
Santiago is a powerhouse in the Brazilian cinema market, as co-founder of art-house distributor and exhibition company Estação Group and co-founder, CEO and artistic director at Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
La Prose du monde an exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, March 22–August 18, 2024
Michael Gorra
A Story of His Own
Percival Everett’s James retells The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from Jim’s perspective, showing a world hidden from Mark Twain’s white characters.
—Marilynne Robinson, The New York Review of Books, 26 June 2024
The exhibition investigates these influences through the lens of four themes that Picasso returned to throughout his artistic career: the hero, the Minotaur, the voyeur and the musketeer.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
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exhibition
noun
ex·hi·bi·tion
ˌek-sə-ˈbish-ən
1
: an act or instance of exhibiting
2
: a public showing (as of works of art, manufactured goods, or athletic skill)
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