American Light: The Luminist Movement, 1850-1875 February 10 – June 15, 1980
In Praise of America: Masterworks of American Decorative Arts, 1650-1830 February 17 – July 6, 1980
American Decorative Arts: Renderings from the Index of American Design February 24 – July 27, 1980
Italian Drawings 1780-1890 March 16 – May 11, 1980
Post-Impressionism: Cross-Currents in European and American Painting, 1880-1906 May 25 – September 1, 1980
The Busch-Reisinger Museum: The Twentieth-Century Collection June 15 – September 3, 1980
American Indian Life: Paintings by George Catlin August 3 – December 31, 1980
The Morton G. Neumann Family Collection August 31, 1980 – January 11, 1981
Gods, Saints, and Heroes: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt November 2, 1980 – January 4, 1981
The Search for Alexander November 16, 1980 – April 5, 1981
Picasso: The Saltimbanques December 14, 1980 – March 15, 1981