| Project 244: MetaScape | Link | March | 16 | 2003 | June | 15 | 2003 |
| The Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection of American Photography | | April | 26 | 2003 | September | 10 | 2003 |
| Points of Light: Sato Tokihiro Photographs | | April | 26 | 2003 | July | 09 | 2003 |
| Object in Focus: Degas' Jockeys | | May | 13 | 2003 | July | 13 | 2003 |
| The History of Japanese Photography | Link | May | 25 | 2003 | July | 20 | 2003 |
| The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India | Link | July | 06 | 2003 | September | 14 | 2003 |
| Indian Temples: Masumi Hayashi Photographs | | July | 13 | 2003 | September | 10 | 2003 |
| Project 244: Aernout Mik | Link | July | 13 | 2003 | November | 16 | 2003 |
| Object in Focus: Kundika | | July | 15 | 2003 | September | 14 | 2003 |
| Draped in Splendor: Renaissance Textiles and the Church | | September | 07 | 2003 | September | 26 | 2004 |
| Drawing Modern: Works from the Agnes Gund Collection | Link | October | 26 | 2003 | January | 11 | 2004 |
| Jasper Johns: Numbers | Link | October | 26 | 2003 | January | 11 | 2004 |
| Assumed Identities: Nikki S. Lee Photographs | | November | 22 | 2003 | January | 21 | 2004 |
| Signs of Life: Recent Photography Acquisitions | | November | 22 | 2003 | April | 07 | 2004 |
| Object in Focus: Countess Szechenyi and Her Prestigious Kashmir Shawl | | November | 25 | 2003 | January | 04 | 2004 |
| Voyage of Discovery: The Landscape Photographs of Ray K. Metzker | Link | December | 07 | 2003 | February | 29 | 2004 |
| Project 244: Trenton Doyle Hancock: Moments in Mound History | | December | 14 | 2003 | April | 04 | 2004 |
| Aftermath: Laura Letinsky Still-Life Photographs | | January | 24 | 2004 | April | 07 | 2004 |
| Time Stands Still: Muybridge and the Instantaneous Photography Movement | Link | February | 15 | 2004 | May | 16 | 2004 |
| Modern American Masters: Highlights from the Gill and Tommy LiPuma Collection | | March | 28 | 2004 | July | 18 | 2004 |
