| Modern Art in Modest Size | | October | 09 | 1962 | November | 29 | 1962 |
| Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse | Link | October | 11 | 2015 | January | 05 | 2016 |
| Degas to Matisse: The Maurice Wertheim Collection from the Harvard University Art Museums | Link | October | 06 | 1993 | December | 05 | 1993 |
| Still-Life Paintings from the Netherlands 1550-1720 | Link | October | 31 | 1999 | January | 09 | 2000 |
| Year in Review (1962) | | October | 23 | 1962 | November | 28 | 1962 |
| American Indian Collection | | October | | 1938 | November | | 1938 |
| Ansel Adams: The Early Years | Link | October | 06 | 1993 | December | 05 | 1993 |
| The Arts and Crafts Movement in Europe and America, 1880-1920: Design for the Modern World | Link | October | 16 | 2005 | January | 08 | 2006 |
| Architects Help People: Cleveland Chapter of AIA in cooperation with the OhioSesquicentennial | | October | 02 | 1953 | November | 04 | 1953 |
| Art for Collectors | | October | 05 | 1971 | November | 07 | 1971 |
| Rugs and Tapestries | | October | | 1938 | October | | 1938 |
| Work of Outdoor Classes | | October | 05 | 1954 | October | 31 | 1954 |
| Henry Keller: Paintings of a Traveler | | October | 12 | 1993 | January | 02 | 1994 |
| Embroideries from the Greek Islands, Turkey, and Morocco | | October | 03 | 1934 | October | 28 | 1934 |
| The Guild of Boston Artists | | October | 05 | 1916 | October | 29 | 1916 |
| Caravaggio, A Survey of His Work | | October | 29 | 1971 | January | 02 | 1972 |
| Art of Sub-Saharan Africa (Gallery reinstallation opening) | Link | October | 12 | 2003 | | | |
| Artistic Luxury: Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique | Link | October | 19 | 2008 | January | 18 | 2009 |
| Cleveland Drawings | | October | 07 | 1954 | October | 24 | 1954 |
| Ansel Adams: Photographs from the Permanent Collection | | October | 15 | 1993 | January | 09 | 1994 |
