| Urban Evidence: Contemporary Artists Reveal Cleveland | Link | August | 25 | 1996 | October | 27 | 1996 |
| Shimon Attie Photographs: Writing on the Wall | | August | 30 | 1996 | November | 07 | 1996 |
| Landscape in Detail | | September | 10 | 1996 | November | 03 | 1996 |
| Metamorphosis: Cindy Sherman Photographs | | September | 10 | 1996 | November | 03 | 1996 |
| Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music | | September | 24 | 1996 | December | 08 | 1996 |
| Greek Island Embroideries (1995) | | April | 21 | 1995 | May | | 1996 |
| Alone in a Crowd: Prints by African-American Artists of the 1930s-40s from the Collection of Reba and Dave Williams | Link | April | 22 | 1997 | July | 06 | 1997 |
| Birney Imes Photographs: Whispering Pines | | June | 07 | 1997 | August | 14 | 1997 |
| Glass Today: American Studio Glass from Cleveland Collections | Link | June | 22 | 1997 | September | 14 | 1997 |
| The Fragrance of Ink: Chinese and Japanese Paintings from the Collection of Mrs. A. Dean Perry | | April | 19 | 1997 | August | 03 | 1997 |
| Focus: Fiber (1997) | | July | 05 | 1997 | September | 07 | 1997 |
| Jacques Bellange: 17th-Century Printmaker of Lorraine | | August | 17 | 1997 | October | 26 | 1997 |
| Mannerism: Italian, French and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620 | | August | 03 | 1997 | October | 26 | 1997 |
| John Pfahl Photographs: Niagara Sublime | | August | 16 | 1997 | October | 30 | 1997 |
| Object in Focus: Pierre Bonnard | | September | 01 | 1997 | October | 10 | 1997 |
| Object in Focus: Majolica Bust of a Lady | | October | 14 | 1997 | December | 02 | 1997 |
| Mary Ellen Mark Photographs: Indian Circus | | November | 08 | 1996 | January | 16 | 1997 |
| Matisse, Picasso, and Friends: Masterworks on Paper from the Cone Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art | | November | 17 | 1996 | January | 19 | 1997 |
| Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art | | November | 24 | 1996 | February | 02 | 1997 |
| Legacy of Light: Seven Masters in Depth | | November | 24 | 1996 | February | 02 | 1997 |
