Exhibition ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn Public Picasso Refused Work Treated Speed

• have you seen the picasso exhibition?
• an exhibition of old photographs
• she refused to allow the exhibition of her husband's work.
• we were treated to an exhibition of the footballer's speed and skill.

exhibition

1. a collection of things, for example works of art, that are shown to the public
• Have you seen the Picasso exhibition?
• an exhibition of old photographs
2. the act of showing something, for example works of art, to the public
• She refused to allow the exhibition of her husband's work.
3. the act of showing a skill, a feeling, or a kind of behaviour
• We were treated to an exhibition of the footballer's speed and skill.
• an appalling exhibition of bad manners
4. an amount of money that is given as a prize to a student
5. to behave in a bad or stupid way in public
• I’m afraid Frank got drunk and made an exhibition of himself.

Extra Examples

• By 1914 Picasso had held one-man exhibitions in England, Germany and Spain.
• Hundreds of companies had exhibition stands.
• The Mappa Mundi will go on permanent exhibition at Hereford Cathedral.
• The exhibition includes drawings by Rembrandt.
• The exhibition is on view from 11 April to 5 July.
• The exhibition moves on to the National Gallery, Washington, next month.
• The exhibition opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in July.
• The library has a policy of mounting changing exhibitions.
• The mayor will open the exhibition next week.
• The museum hosted a big exhibition of her work last year.
• The new wing will provide 20 000 more square feet of exhibition space.
• The new wing will provide a new exhibition space.
• The old factory has been converted to house an exhibition.
• The portrait is going on public exhibition for the first time.
• There is a series of special exhibitions throughout the year.
• They plan to stage an art exhibition in a nearby town.
• a major exhibition of the painter’s work
• a touring exhibition of Impressionist drawings
• an exhibition devoted to female painters
• an exhibition illustrating the history and development of the university
• an exhibition of contemporary art
• an exhibition on local history
• the catalogue that accompanies the exhibition
• the gallery’s exhibition programme for next year
• the international food trade exhibition in Cologne
• It was an appalling exhibition of bad manners.
• She refused to allow the exhibition of her husband’s work.
• The exhibition centre was built in 1999.
• They are putting on an exhibition of old photographs.
• We were treated to an exhibition of the footballer’s speed and skill.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘maintenance, support’; hence sense (4), mid 17th cent.): via Old French from late Latin exhibitio(n-), from Latin exhibere ‘hold out’, from ex- ‘out’ + habere ‘hold’.