loan-exhibition
Noun: A "loan-exhibition" is an exhibition of artworks, objects, or artifacts that have been borrowed (loaned) from various owners, collectors, or institutions for a temporary display. The term emphasizes that the items on show are not part of the host institution's permanent collection.
- (A temporary display of borrowed artworks.)
- (The process of borrowing items for display.)
- (A popular borrowed collection.)
"to mount a loan-exhibition": to organize and present a temporary display of borrowed items.
- The gallery spent two years mounting a major loan-exhibition of ancient Egyptian artifacts. (They prepared and staged the borrowed exhibition.)
"loan-exhibition catalogue": a printed or digital publication that accompanies a borrowed exhibition, detailing each item.
- The loan-exhibition catalogue included essays on each borrowed painting. (The catalogue described the loaned works.)
Loan (n): something borrowed, especially a sum of money or an object lent for temporary use.
- The library offers a loan of books for up to three weeks. (Books borrowed for a period.)
Exhibition (n): a public display of works of art or other items of interest.
- The exhibition of modern sculpture runs until September. (A public show.)
Loan collection (n): a group of items borrowed for a specific display (synonymous with loan-exhibition).
- The museum's loan collection included rare coins from several countries. (Borrowed items.)
- Borrowed exhibition: an exhibition consisting of items not owned by the host institution.
- Temporary exhibition: a display that is not permanent, often featuring loaned objects.
- Traveling exhibition: a loan-exhibition that moves between venues.
On loan: temporarily borrowed from its owner.
- The painting is on loan to the museum from a private collector. (Borrowed for a period.)
Lend a hand: to help (not directly related but uses "lend" as in borrowing).
- The curator lent a hand in organizing the loan-exhibition. (Helped with the borrowed display.)