| Barcelona & Modernity: Picasso, Gaudi, Miro, Dali | Link | October | 15 | 2006 | January | 07 | 2007 |
| Year in Review for 1965 | | October | 27 | 1965 | November | 14 | 1965 |
| 18th-Century Master Drawings | | October | 06 | 1981 | November | 22 | 1981 |
| Special Exhibition of Work by Students of the Cleveland School of Arts | | October | 17 | 1922 | October | 30 | 1922 |
| Clarence H. White and His World: The Art and Craft of Photography, 1895–1925 | Link | October | 21 | 2018 | January | 21 | 2019 |
| Caravaggio and His Followers | Link | October | 29 | 1971 | January | 02 | 1972 |
| Contemporary British Etchers | | October | 02 | 1921 | November | 28 | 1921 |
| Textile Exhibit | | October | | 1916 | October | | 1916 |
| Richard Long Photographs: Art of Walking | | October | 13 | 1992 | December | 06 | 1992 |
| Mountains, Rocks, and Water: Landscape Painting in Asia | | October | 02 | 1987 | January | 04 | 1988 |
| Picasso's Studio: David Douglas Duncan Photographs | | October | 13 | 2001 | December | 19 | 2001 |
| 15th Annual Ohio Print Makers' Exhibition, circulated by the Dayton Art Institute | | October | 15 | 1942 | November | 01 | 1942 |
| Five Cleveland Artists | | October | 09 | 1981 | October | 25 | 1981 |
| Special Exhibition of American Silks Made and Lent by Cheney Brothers | | October | 20 | 1922 | October | 31 | 1922 |
| In Her Image: Photographs by Rania Matar | Link | October | 27 | 2018 | January | 13 | 2019 |
| Egyptian Art | | October | 01 | 1974 | June | 05 | 1975 |
| Musical Instruments | | October | 09 | 1921 | November | 14 | 1921 |
| Chinese Paintings | Link | October | | 1916 | October | | 1916 |
| Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum | | October | 27 | 1992 | January | 03 | 1993 |
| Exhibition of Etchings and Drypoints by Louis C. Rosenberg | | October | 03 | 1928 | December | 30 | 1928 |
