MoMA’s complete retrospective of Chantal Akerman’s work for the cinema, comprising more than 40 features and rarely screened short films in new digital preservations, celebrates a multiyear effort by the Fondation Chantal Akerman and the Royal Film Archive of Belgium — CINEMATEK to restore, document, and exhibit her career in film, installation, and writing.

In addition to her feature films, the exhibition includes many recently restored—from Je, tu, il, elle (1974), News from Home (1977), Golden Eighties (1986), D’Est (1993), and Demain on déménage (2004) to her venerated Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)—and is accompanied by a robust program of screenings, talks, and live performances that offer audiences many ways to engage with Akerman’s legacy.