| 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 |
| Animals as Romantic Icons in French Art | | April | 08 | 1986 | October | 05 | 1986 |
| Focus: Fiber (1990) | | April | 24 | 1990 | June | 10 | 1990 |
| CLE OP: Cleveland Op Art Pioneers | | April | 09 | 2011 | February | 26 | 2012 |
| Graphic Art of Goya | | April | | 1940 | June | | 1940 |
| Exhibition of the Month: Jewelry of India | | April | 01 | 1947 | June | 06 | 1947 |
| Easter Eggs and European Peasant Carvings [Children's Museum] | | April | | 1934 | April | | 1934 |
| 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 |
| Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawings | Link | April | 21 | 1987 | June | 21 | 1987 |
| Focus: Fiber (1986) | | April | 09 | 1986 | May | 25 | 1986 |
| Renaissance Drawings from Ambrosiana | Link | April | 03 | 1985 | June | 16 | 1985 |
| Focus: Fiber (1989) | | April | 05 | 1989 | May | 07 | 1989 |
| Drawings and Ceramics by Members' Children | | April | 06 | 1948 | May | 09 | 1948 |
| Flower and Fruit Prints, Gift of the Print Club for the Donald Gray Memorial Collection | | April | | 1940 | April | | 1940 |
| Drawings by Members' Classes | | April | 01 | 1947 | May | 04 | 1947 |
| Stencils by Emmy Zweibruck | | April | 30 | 1934 | May | 08 | 1934 |
| The 68th May Show | | April | 22 | 1987 | May | 31 | 1987 |
| The Year in Review for 1984 | | April | 03 | 1985 | May | 05 | 1985 |
| Masterworks of Ming and Qing Painting from the Forbidden City | Link | April | 16 | 1989 | May | 21 | 1989 |
