| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles in the Cleveland and Metropolitan Museums of Art | Link | October | 26 | 1997 | January | 04 | 1998 |
| Catherine Wagner Photographs: Investigating Matter | | November | 01 | 1997 | January | 08 | 1998 |
| People Working: Photographs by Lee Friedlander | | November | 14 | 1997 | March | 01 | 1998 |
| Industry and Photography: Selections from the Permanent Collection | | November | 16 | 1997 | March | 01 | 1998 |
| Object in Focus: Child's Sled | | December | 02 | 1997 | January | 05 | 1998 |
| Poetic Pasts: Digital Photography by Martina Lopez | | January | 17 | 1997 | March | 23 | 1997 |
| Sol LeWitt Prints 1970-1995 | Link | February | 02 | 1997 | March | 23 | 1997 |
| Thomas Eakins: The Rowing Pictures | Link | February | 19 | 1997 | May | 15 | 1997 |
| Faberge in America | Link | March | 09 | 1997 | May | 11 | 1997 |
