| Paintings by California Artists | | October | | 1916 | November | | 1917 |
| Modern Silks and Rayons | | March | 18 | 1932 | | | |
| Drawings from the Museum Collection, 15th to 17th Centuries | | May | 18 | 1959 | | | |
| Recent Accessions in Italian and French Gothic Art | | March | | 1923 | March | | 1923 |
| First Editions and Facsimiles of the Manuscripts of Johann Sebastian Bach from the Bach Library of Albert Riemenschneider | | January | 10 | 1934 | | | |
| Works from the Contemporary Collection | | June | | 1969 | August | | 1969 |
| Pottery and Pottery Making [Junior Museum] | | April | | 1941 | May | | 1941 |
| NEA Twentieth Anniverary | | September | | 1985 | October | | 1985 |
| Oriental Marionettes and Shadow Figures [Children's Museum] | | October | | 1932 | October | | 1932 |
| Primitive Art [Children | | May | | 1935 | July | | 1935 |
| Handicrafts for Schools and Recreation Centers [Children's Museum] | | October | | 1940 | November | | 1940 |
| The Tree of Life | | January | 07 | 1955 | March | | 1955 |
| Museum Class Work (ongoing) | | March | 29 | 1966 | | | |
| Collection of Paintings presented by Mr. and Mrs. J.[eptha] H. Wade | | November | | 1916 | March | | 1917 |
| Medallions by Josiah Wedgewood | | July | | 1920 | July | | 1920 |
| Mythological Animals (1959) | | June | | 1959 | June | | 1959 |
| Modern Sculpture | | December | | 1936 | December | | 1936 |
| Selections from the Museum Collection | | June | | 1969 | August | | 1969 |
| European Peasant Laces and Embroideries | | May | | 1933 | October | | 1933 |
| Water Colors from the Museum Collection (1938, 3) | | December | | 1938 | December | | 1938 |
