| 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 |
| Etchings by Anders Leonard Zorn and D.[avid] Y.[oung] Cameron | | August | 06 | 1919 | August | 24 | 1919 |
| The Impressionist Aesthetic | | August | 10 | 1982 | October | | 1982 |
| English Decorative Arts (1981) | | August | 13 | 1981 | October | | 1981 |
| Jasper Johns: Process and Printmaking | Link | August | 16 | 1998 | November | 15 | 1998 |
| Tapa: Patterns of Paradise | | August | 18 | 1982 | October | 17 | 1982 |
| Cleveland Artists (1981) | | August | 24 | 1981 | September | 20 | 1981 |
| Starlight: David Stephenson Photographs | | August | 04 | 2001 | October | 10 | 2001 |
| Korean Pottery, a Few Textiles, and Paintings | | August | 31 | 1921 | October | 03 | 1921 |
| British War Paintings | | August | 27 | 1919 | September | 23 | 1919 |
| Paper: The Continuous Thread | Link | August | 31 | 1982 | October | 24 | 1982 |
| From Riches to Rags: American Photography in the Depression | | August | 13 | 2017 | December | 31 | 2017 |
| Promenades, Pageants, Processions, and Pilgrimages | | August | 25 | 1981 | January | 03 | 1982 |
| French Master Drawings from the Collection of Muriel Butkin | Link | August | 26 | 2001 | October | 28 | 2001 |
| Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art | | August | 26 | 2017 | December | 31 | 2017 |
| Inventive Impressions: 18th and 19th Century French Prints | | August | 26 | 2001 | October | 28 | 2001 |
| Photographs: Recent Acquisitions | | August | 16 | 1991 | October | 20 | 1991 |
| Object in Focus: Kneeling Dancer | | August | 28 | 2001 | October | 14 | 2001 |
