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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Now about a half of Nicks’ collection is on exhibit through August at the Legler Barn Museum & Depot in Lenexa.
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Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025
Most of them are from the museum’s collection, and 28 are on exhibit for the first time.
—Alina Tugend, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
There are also four photographic prints on exhibit, exposures made using black paper and powdered silver, part of a series about the Milky Way, or as it is referred to in Japan, the Silver River in Heaven.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The paintings on exhibit at Zwirner were filled with references to her earlier works and to herself.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025
Most of them are from the museum’s collection, and 28 are on exhibit for the first time.
—Alina Tugend, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
There are also four photographic prints on exhibit, exposures made using black paper and powdered silver, part of a series about the Milky Way, or as it is referred to in Japan, the Silver River in Heaven.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The paintings on exhibit at Zwirner were filled with references to her earlier works and to herself.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“On exhibit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20exhibit. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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