Retrospective exhibition
An exhibition that surveys an artist's work across a substantial part of a career.
Example
A retrospective usually rewards a chronological visit because early experiments explain later changes.
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Temporary exhibition
A time-limited display organised around a defined artist, subject or group of works.
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Monographic museum
A museum centred on one artist's work, life or archive rather than a broad period or school.
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Catalogue raisonné
A scholarly catalogue that aims to document all known works by an artist or within a defined body of work.
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Permanent collection
The works an institution holds and presents over time, although individual objects may rotate or leave display.
