| Birney Imes Photographs: Whispering Pines | | June | 07 | 1997 | August | 14 | 1997 |
| Glass Today: American Studio Glass from Cleveland Collections | Link | June | 22 | 1997 | September | 14 | 1997 |
| The Fragrance of Ink: Chinese and Japanese Paintings from the Collection of Mrs. A. Dean Perry | | April | 19 | 1997 | August | 03 | 1997 |
| Focus: Fiber (1997) | | July | 05 | 1997 | September | 07 | 1997 |
| Jacques Bellange: 17th-Century Printmaker of Lorraine | | August | 17 | 1997 | October | 26 | 1997 |
| Mannerism: Italian, French and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620 | | August | 03 | 1997 | October | 26 | 1997 |
| John Pfahl Photographs: Niagara Sublime | | August | 16 | 1997 | October | 30 | 1997 |
| Object in Focus: Pierre Bonnard | | September | 01 | 1997 | October | 10 | 1997 |
| Object in Focus: Majolica Bust of a Lady | | October | 14 | 1997 | December | 02 | 1997 |
| When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles in the Cleveland and Metropolitan Museums of Art | Link | October | 26 | 1997 | January | 04 | 1998 |
| Catherine Wagner Photographs: Investigating Matter | | November | 01 | 1997 | January | 08 | 1998 |
| People Working: Photographs by Lee Friedlander | | November | 14 | 1997 | March | 01 | 1998 |
| Gustave Baumann: Hands of a Craftsman, Heart of an Artist | | June | 04 | 1996 | August | 25 | 1996 |
| Debbie Fleming Caffery Photographs: Dreams of Mexico | | June | 07 | 1996 | August | 29 | 1996 |
| Urban Evidence: Contemporary Artists Reveal Cleveland | Link | August | 25 | 1996 | October | 27 | 1996 |
| Shimon Attie Photographs: Writing on the Wall | | August | 30 | 1996 | November | 07 | 1996 |
| Landscape in Detail | | September | 10 | 1996 | November | 03 | 1996 |
| Metamorphosis: Cindy Sherman Photographs | | September | 10 | 1996 | November | 03 | 1996 |
| Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music | | September | 24 | 1996 | December | 08 | 1996 |
| Mary Ellen Mark Photographs: Indian Circus | | November | 08 | 1996 | January | 16 | 1997 |
