| Old Master Paintings from the Collection of Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza | | September | 03 | 1980 | October | 26 | 1980 |
| Fashionable Mourners: Bronze Statuettes from the Rijksmuseum | Link | September | 26 | 2017 | February | 04 | 2018 |
| Sculptors' Drawings and Prints | | September | 24 | 1975 | October | 19 | 1975 |
| Cleveland Artists from the Cleveland Museum of Art [installed in mayor's office] | | September | | 1982 | November | | 1982 |
| Cleveland Collects Modern Art | Link | September | 10 | 1980 | October | 19 | 1980 |
| From Monet to Picasso: Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, [Mori Arts Center, Tokyo] | Link | September | 09 | 2006 | November | 26 | 2006 |
| Turner Water Colors from the British Museum | | September | 27 | 1977 | November | 27 | 1977 |
| Reflections of Japanese Style | | September | 03 | 1991 | January | 05 | 1992 |
| Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections | Link | September | 24 | 1975 | November | 16 | 1975 |
| Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques | | September | 11 | 1980 | October | 19 | 1980 |
| American Indian Art [Educational Corridor] | | September | 05 | 1950 | October | 01 | 1950 |
| Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection | | September | 17 | 1991 | January | 05 | 1992 |
| NEA Twentieth Anniverary | | September | | 1985 | October | | 1985 |
| The Cleveland Museum of Art Collects Cleveland Art | | September | 18 | 1980 | September | 28 | 1980 |
| Epic Systems: Three Monumental Paintings by Jennifer Bartlett | Link | September | 07 | 2014 | February | 22 | 2015 |
| The Sea | | September | 23 | 1950 | October | 25 | 1950 |
| Object in Focus: Pierre Bonnard | | September | 01 | 1997 | October | 10 | 1997 |
| Rodin--100 Years | Link | September | 01 | 2017 | May | 13 | 2018 |
