| Event/Exhibition | Date(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Painting the People: Images of American Life from the Maimon Collection | January 31, 2012 to May 13, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Hogarth Restored | February 07, 2012 to May 13, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Me, Myself, and the Mirror: Self-Portraits from the Permanent Collection | February 07, 2012 to May 27, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Color My World: Color Photographs from the Permanent Collection | May 22, 2012 to August 19, 2012 | Exhibition |
| American Quilts from the Terasaki Collection | June 12, 2012 to August 26, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Protecting Paper at the Palmer | June 19, 2012 to September 09, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Floating Between Worlds: New Research on Japanese Prints in the Permanent Collection | August 28, 2012 to December 09, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Photography at the Palmer: A Selection of Gifts | September 18, 2012 to December 16, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Celebrating Forty Years of Gifts: Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection | September 25, 2012 to January 20, 2013 | Exhibition |