| Opening of the West Wing [Gallery Renovations, Phase IV, Opening Events] | | December | | 1974 | | | |
| Flower Motifs in Textiles | | December | | 1935 | December | | 1935 |
| The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years | Link | December | 22 | 1982 | January | 30 | 1983 |
| Flower Paintings by Mabel Key | | December | 08 | 1919 | January | 11 | 1920 |
| Indian Painting and Folk Art | Link | December | 17 | 1953 | January | 17 | 1954 |
| Object in Focus: Elephant Mask 1985.1082 | | December | 01 | 1998 | January | 31 | 1999 |
| Exhibition of the Month: The Madonna in Art | | December | 02 | 1947 | February | 08 | 1948 |
| Fifth Annual Ohio Print-Makers' Exhibition | | December | 04 | 1931 | December | 30 | 1931 |
| Tom Sawyer Posters [Educational Corridor and Children's Museum] | | December | 12 | 1934 | December | 27 | 1934 |
| The Fifth National Ceramic Exhibition: The [Adelaide Alsop] Robineau Memorial | Link | December | 29 | 1936 | January | 28 | 1937 |
| Contemporary American Artists | Link | December | 18 | 1973 | February | 10 | 1974 |
| Mark Tobey Retrospective Exhibition | | December | 14 | 1962 | January | 13 | 1963 |
| Fall Class Work by Children | | December | | 1958 | December | | 1958 |
| Oriental Miniature Paintings and Drawings | | December | 21 | 1938 | January | 29 | 1939 |
| Three Renaissance Architects: Brunelleschi, Alberti, and Palladio | | December | 29 | 1954 | January | 16 | 1955 |
| Oriental Rugs | Link | December | 15 | 1919 | February | 15 | 1920 |
| Masterworks on Loan, Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Cleveland Museum of Art, "Portrait of Alfonso d'Avalos" by Titian | Link | December | 14 | 2015 | April | 04 | 2016 |
| The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition | Link | December | 02 | 1947 | January | 04 | 1948 |
| Architectural Drawings and Sketches from the Twenty Fourth Paris Prize Competition | | December | 22 | 1931 | January | 07 | 1932 |
| Italian Prints from the Museum Collections | | December | 11 | 1929 | February | 10 | 1930 |
