| 17th | | April | 06 | 1943 | June | 01 | 1943 |
| East Indian Textiles (1931, 2) | | April | 15 | 1931 | October | 07 | 1931 |
| May Show Purchases: Gifts of the Print Club, 1939-1941 | | April | 01 | 1942 | May | 17 | 1942 |
| The Artist and the Studio in the 18th and 19th Centuries | Link | April | 05 | 1978 | August | 13 | 1978 |
| 25th Annual Exhibition of the Work of Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen [May Show] | | April | 27 | 1943 | June | 06 | 1943 |
| Exhibition of Laces from CMA Collections | | April | 15 | 1931 | April | 21 | 1931 |
| Alfredo Jaar | | April | 24 | 2017 | August | 06 | 2017 |
| Geometry in Art and Architecture | | April | 01 | 1942 | May | 03 | 1942 |
| Art of Exploration, 1400-1650: Photographs by "Life" Magazine | | April | 01 | 1949 | April | 24 | 1949 |
| 16th Annual Circuit Exhibition by the Ohio Water Color Society | | April | 03 | 1941 | April | 30 | 1941 |
| Museum closed "because of plans to re-adapt the present building to new and changed uses." All subsequent exhibitions for 1957 were held at the Old Art School. | | April | 01 | 1957 | March | 05 | 1958 |
| Jon Pestoni: Some Years | | April | 23 | 2016 | July | 24 | 2016 |
| Contemporary Prints: Ten Years of Acquisitions | | April | 27 | 1993 | June | 27 | 1993 |
| French Paintings from the Museum Collection | | April | 24 | 1950 | June | 11 | 1950 |
| Brand-New & Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s | Link | April | 30 | 2017 | August | 06 | 2017 |
| 17th Annual Circuit Exhibition of Paintings by Members of the Ohio Water Color Society | | April | 03 | 1942 | May | 03 | 1942 |
| Drawings by Members' Children's Classes | | April | 26 | 1949 | May | 08 | 1949 |
| Charles H. Woodbury Memorial Exhibition | | April | 09 | 1941 | May | 04 | 1941 |
| Converging Lines: Eva Hesse and Sol LeWitt | Link | April | 03 | 2016 | July | 31 | 2016 |
| The German Tradition | | April | 27 | 1993 | June | 27 | 1993 |
