| The American Way in Sculpture 1890-1930 | Link | August | 13 | 1986 | October | 19 | 1986 |
| George Inness: An American Landscape Painter | Link | August | 21 | 1985 | October | 06 | 1985 |
| Early Italian Engravings: 1460 | | August | 25 | 2002 | October | 27 | 2002 |
| Elvis + Marilyn: 2 X Immortal | Link | August | 02 | 1995 | September | 24 | 1995 |
| New Photographs from the Museum Collection | | August | 15 | 1986 | October | 26 | 1986 |
| Buddhist Treasures from Nara | Link | August | 09 | 1998 | September | 27 | 1998 |
| Masterworks on Loan, Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Cleveland Museum of Art, "Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)" by Wassily Kandinsky | Link | August | 25 | 2016 | December | 18 | 2016 |
| The Nile: Life Photographic Exhibition | | August | 29 | 1951 | September | 30 | 1951 |
| The Third Dimension: Sculpture of the New York School | Link | August | 21 | 1985 | October | 13 | 1985 |
| Ralph Burns Photographs: Graceland | | August | 16 | 1995 | November | 12 | 1995 |
| The Decade of the Armory Show | | August | 06 | 1963 | September | 15 | 1963 |
| Mark Klett Photographs of Japan: Shikata Ganai | | August | 15 | 1998 | October | 21 | 1998 |
| DIY: Photographers & Books | | August | 11 | 2012 | December | 30 | 2012 |
| Masterworks on Loan, Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Cleveland Museum of Art, "Portrait of Emy" by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff | Link | August | 25 | 2016 | December | 18 | 2016 |
| Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen | | August | 01 | 1984 | October | 14 | 1984 |
| Planning Cleveland: Posters | | August | 15 | 1946 | September | 15 | 1946 |
| Gothic Art 1360-1440 | Link | August | 08 | 1963 | September | 15 | 1963 |
| Jasper Johns: Process and Printmaking | Link | August | 16 | 1998 | November | 15 | 1998 |
| The Genre Art of Fairfield Porter | | August | 09 | 1966 | September | 11 | 1966 |
| From Riches to Rags: American Photography in the Depression | | August | 13 | 2017 | December | 31 | 2017 |
