| 15th Annual Ohio Print Makers' Exhibition, circulated by the Dayton Art Institute | | October | 15 | 1942 | November | 01 | 1942 |
| North American Indian Collection [Junior Museum] | | October | | 1942 | October | | 1942 |
| Drawings by Outdoor Classes [Educational Corridor] (1950) | | October | 03 | 1950 | October | 29 | 1950 |
| Presentation Prints of the Print Club of Cleveland: 40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Print Club of Cleveland, 1919-1959 | | October | 13 | 1959 | December | 02 | 1959 |
| Contemporary Ceramic Art of Japan | | October | 31 | 1972 | November | 26 | 1972 |
| Ansel Adams: Photographs from the Permanent Collection | | October | 15 | 1993 | January | 09 | 1994 |
| Prints and Drawings by Arthur B. Davies | | October | 31 | 1934 | December | 10 | 1934 |
| Art of Sub-Saharan Africa (Gallery reinstallation opening) | Link | October | 12 | 2003 | | | |
| Lace from the Museum Collections | | October | 29 | 1927 | November | 27 | 1927 |
| Artistic Luxury: Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique | Link | October | 19 | 2008 | January | 18 | 2009 |
| American Paintings, 17th through 19th Centuries | | October | | 1952 | November | | 1952 |
| Water Colors by National Association of Women Artists | | October | 04 | 1950 | October | 22 | 1950 |
| Imagining the Garden | | October | 31 | 2015 | March | 06 | 2016 |
| Outdoor Class Exhibit | | October | | 1959 | October | | 1959 |
| Lithographs by Henri Fantin-Latour lent by Ralph King | | October | 15 | 1920 | December | 11 | 1920 |
| Drawing Modern: Works from the Agnes Gund Collection | Link | October | 26 | 2003 | January | 11 | 2004 |
| French Paintings, 19th through 20th Centuries | | October | | 1952 | November | 02 | 1952 |
| Paintings by Rembrandt and Hals lent by Baron Alain de Rothschild and Eli de Rothschild | | October | 05 | 1950 | | | |
| Drawings by Children in Special Classes | | October | 01 | 1946 | October | 30 | 1946 |
| Special Exhibition of Japanese Wood-Block Prints lent by Yamanaka & Co. | | October | 24 | 1920 | December | 06 | 1920 |
