| Contemporary Prints: Recent Acquisitions | | April | 19 | 1997 | June | 29 | 1997 |
| Exhibit of Student Work | | April | 15 | 1975 | June | 15 | 1975 |
| 16th Annual Exhibition of Work by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen [May Show] | | April | 25 | 1934 | June | 03 | 1934 |
| Early Chinese Art from the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection | | April | 29 | 1980 | September | 28 | 1980 |
| A Graphic Odyssey: Romare Bearden as Printmaker | Link | April | 22 | 1997 | July | 06 | 1997 |
| Easter Eggs and European Peasant Carvings [Children's Museum] | | April | | 1934 | April | | 1934 |
| Focus: Fiber (1980) | | April | 30 | 1980 | May | 25 | 1980 |
| 18th-century British Portraits and Landscapes, [CMA@Oberlin: Rotations] | | April | 04 | 2006 | June | 04 | 2006 |
| 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 |
| Stencils by Emmy Zweibruck | | April | 30 | 1934 | May | 08 | 1934 |
| From Real to Surreal [Virtual/Online Exhibition] | | April | 10 | 2006 | June | 30 | 2006 |
| Selection of Prints given by the Print Club | | April | 02 | 1940 | June | 02 | 1940 |
| The 71st Annual May Show | | April | 04 | 1990 | May | 27 | 1990 |
| Animals in Art: Clay Creatures by Viktor Schreckengost [CMA@ Zoo] | | April | 29 | 2006 | August | 13 | 2006 |
| Rubens in The Cleveland Museum of Art: A Tribute to his 400th Anniversary | | April | 15 | 1977 | May | 29 | 1977 |
| Focus: Fiber (1987) | | April | 16 | 1987 | June | 07 | 1987 |
| Butler Art Institute Circuit Exhibition of Paintings from New Year's Show | | April | 03 | 1940 | April | 28 | 1940 |
| Animals as Romantic Icons in French Art | | April | 08 | 1986 | October | 05 | 1986 |
| Focus: Fiber (1990) | | April | 24 | 1990 | June | 10 | 1990 |
| Museum closed "because of plans to re-adapt the present building to new and changed uses." All subsequent exhibitions for 1957 were held at the Old Art School. | | April | 01 | 1957 | March | 05 | 1958 |
