| Italian Textiles | | April | 16 | 1921 | May | 13 | 1921 |
| The 71st Annual May Show | | April | 04 | 1990 | May | 27 | 1990 |
| 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 |
| Points of Light: Sato Tokihiro Photographs | | April | 26 | 2003 | July | 09 | 2003 |
| Drawings by Members' Children's Classes | | April | 26 | 1949 | May | 08 | 1949 |
| North American Indian Art [Children's Museum] (1932) | | April | | 1932 | April | | 1932 |
| Rubens in The Cleveland Museum of Art: A Tribute to his 400th Anniversary | | April | 15 | 1977 | May | 29 | 1977 |
| Focus: Fiber (1987) | | April | 16 | 1987 | June | 07 | 1987 |
| Collection of Easter Egg Material [Children's Museum] | | April | 06 | 1936 | April | 21 | 1936 |
| Animals as Romantic Icons in French Art | | April | 08 | 1986 | October | 05 | 1986 |
| Focus: Fiber (1990) | | April | 24 | 1990 | June | 10 | 1990 |
| French Paintings from the Museum Collection | | April | 24 | 1950 | June | 11 | 1950 |
| The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southeast Africa | Link | April | 16 | 2011 | February | 26 | 2012 |
| Renaissance Drawings from Ambrosiana | Link | April | 03 | 1985 | June | 16 | 1985 |
| Focus: Fiber (1989) | | April | 05 | 1989 | May | 07 | 1989 |
| Paintings from the Museum Collection (1949) | | April | 26 | 1949 | June | 12 | 1949 |
| Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawings | Link | April | 21 | 1987 | June | 21 | 1987 |
| Chinese Marionettes and Toys [Children's Museum] | | April | 13 | 1936 | May | 14 | 1936 |
| Focus: Fiber (1986) | | April | 09 | 1986 | May | 25 | 1986 |
| CLE OP: Cleveland Op Art Pioneers | | April | 09 | 2011 | February | 26 | 2012 |
