exhibition

exhibition
noun (esp. BrE) ⇨ See also ↑exhibit
ADJECTIVE
big, large
small
important, major

a major exhibition of the painter's work

annual, summer (BrE)
international
public
permanent
changing, loan, special, temporary

The library has a policy of mounting changing exhibitions.

There is a series of special exhibitions throughout the year.

touring, travelling/traveling

a touring exhibition of Impressionist drawings

gallery, museum
online, virtual
art, craft (BrE)
photo, photography, photographic
collaborative (BrE), group, joint
one-man, one-woman, solo

By 1914 Picasso had held solo exhibitions in England, Germany and Spain.

retrospective
trade

the international food trade exhibition in Cologne

VERB + EXHIBITION
have, hold, host

The museum hosted a big exhibition of her work last year.

house

The old factory has been converted to house an exhibition.

attend, go to, see, visit
arrange, curate, organize, plan
display (BrE), install, mount, present, put on, put together, show (BrE), stage

They plan to stage an art exhibition in the library.

launch, open

The mayor will open the exhibition next week.

sponsor
go on (BrE)

The portrait is going on public exhibition for the first time.

accompany

the catalogue that accompanies the exhibition

EXHIBITION + VERB
open

The exhibition opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in July.

close, end
appear (AmE), be on (BrE), be on view, continue, run, take place

The exhibition is on view from 11 April to 5 July.

be called sth, be entitled sth
bring sth together, comprise sth, contain, feature sth, include sth, show sth

The exhibition includes drawings by Rembrandt.

chart sth, cover sth, illustrate sth, trace sth

an exhibition illustrating the history and development of the university

be dedicated to sb/sth, be devoted to sb/sth

an exhibition devoted to female painters

EXHIBITION + NOUN
area, centre/center, floor, gallery, hall, room, space, venue (BrE)

The new wing will provide a new exhibition space.

stand (BrE)

Hundreds of companies had exhibition stands.

catalogue
programme/program, schedule (esp. AmE)

the gallery's exhibition schedule for next year

PREPOSITION
on exhibition

A selection of her paintings is on exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery.

exhibition of

an exhibition of contemporary art

exhibition on

an exhibition on local history


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  • exhibition — [ ɛgzibisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • exibition XIIe; lat. exhibitio ♦ Action d exhiber. 1 ♦ Dr. Présentation (d une pièce). Exhibition de pièces, de titres. ⇒ présentation, représentation. 2 ♦ (1314) Action de montrer (spécialt au public). ⇒ présentation.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • exhibition — exhibition, show, exhibit, exposition, fair are comparable when meaning a public display of objects of interest. Exhibition and, less often in strictly formal use except in art circles, show are applicable to any such display of objects of art,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • Exhibition — Ex hi*bi tion, n. [L. exhibitio a delivering: cf. F. exhibition.] 1. The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth to view; manifestation; display. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is exhibited, held forth, or displayed; also, any public… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Exhibition — Sf Zurschaustellung (im Deutschen speziell: der Geschlechtsteile) per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. exhibitio ( ōnis), zu l. exhibēre vorzeigen, beibringen, herschaffen , zu l. habēre haben, führen, tragen und l. ex .… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • exhibition — et irritation de deux ou plusieurs à l encontre les uns des autres, Commissio. Exhibition publique de gladiateurs ou de bestes farouches, Munus. L exhibition des jeux avec grande assemblée, Ludorum exhibitio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • exhibition — Exhibition. s. f. v. Terme de Pratique. Representation des papiers. Aprés l exhibition de son contract. faire exhibition des pieces selon la sentence du Juge …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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  • exhibition — early 14c., from O.Fr. exhibicion, exibicion show, exhibition, display, from L.L. exhibitionem (nom. exhibitio), noun of action from pp. stem of exhibere to show, display, lit. to hold out, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + habere to hold (see …   Etymology dictionary

  • Exhibition [1] — Exhibition (lat.), in der Rechtssprache das Vorlegen, Vorzeigen oder Zugänglichmachen einer Sache. Schon das römische Recht gab demjenigen, der ein rechtliches Interesse daran hatte, daß ihm eine Sache vorgelegt oder sonst zugänglich gemacht… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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