| Masterworks on Loan, Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Cleveland Museum of Art, "Study for Portrait VI" by Francis Bacon | Link | October | 01 | 2016 | December | 31 | 2016 |
| Chinese Paintings | Link | October | | 1916 | October | | 1916 |
| Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection | Link | October | 21 | 1981 | November | 29 | 1981 |
| Special Exhibition of American Silks Made and Lent by Cheney Brothers | | October | 20 | 1922 | October | 31 | 1922 |
| North American Indian Collection [Junior Museum] | | October | | 1942 | October | | 1942 |
| American Paintings, 20th Century | | October | | 1952 | November | | 1952 |
| Oriental Collection | | October | | 1952 | October | | 1952 |
| Miscellaneous Paintings from the [Hinman] Hurlbut, [Horace] Kelley and [William J.] Gordon Collections | | October | 26 | 1921 | November | 16 | 1921 |
| Etchings by Anders Leonard Zorn and D.[avid] Y.[oung] Cameron (reinstalled with additional works) | | October | 06 | 1919 | November | 12 | 1919 |
| Work of Hans A. Mueller | | October | 17 | 1950 | November | 26 | 1950 |
| Masterworks on Loan, Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Cleveland Museum of Art, "Madonna at the Fountain" by Jan van Eyck | Link | October | 09 | 2016 | February | 26 | 2017 |
| Modern French Paintings from Various Lenders | | October | | 1916 | January | | 1917 |
| Contemporary Artists | Link | October | 21 | 1981 | November | 29 | 1981 |
| Recently Acquired Prints | | October | | 1952 | November | 09 | 1952 |
| Eight Masters of the Print | | October | 14 | 1980 | January | 18 | 1981 |
| Special Exhibition of Work of Pupils in the Public Schools of Japan | | October | 28 | 1921 | November | 29 | 1921 |
| Northeastern Ohio Interscholastic Exhibition for 1950 [Educational Corridor] | | October | 31 | 1950 | December | 03 | 1950 |
| Paintings by California Artists | | October | | 1916 | November | | 1917 |
| Fifty Years of French Art | | October | 29 | 1926 | November | 29 | 1926 |
| Textile Arts Annual Exhibition [Focus: Fiber] | | October | 20 | 1976 | November | 07 | 1976 |
