| Opening of New Oriental Galleries | | June | | 1970 | | | |
| Art of Sub-Saharan Africa (Gallery reinstallation opening) | Link | October | 12 | 2003 | | | |
| Modern Bronzes, | | February | 17 | 1923 | | | |
| Opening of New Education Wing | | February | | 1971 | | | |
| American Painting | | December | 05 | 1939 | | | |
| The California Water Color Society Exhibition | | March | 04 | 1941 | | | |
| First Editions and Facsimiles of the Manuscripts of Johann Sebastian Bach from the Bach Library of Albert Riemenschneider | | January | 10 | 1934 | | | |
| Drawings by Members' Children | | April | 04 | 1939 | | | |
| Vaiksnoras Retrospective Exhibition | | October | | 1973 | | | |
| Cleveland Builds an Art Museum 1884 | Link | January | 21 | 2000 | | | |
| Modern Silks and Rayons | | March | 18 | 1932 | | | |
| Important Textiles in the Museum Collection | | May | 31 | 1950 | | | |
| Dolls from the Betsy Calfee Collection [Children's Museum] (1940) | | July | 16 | 1940 | | | |
| Numbers | | October | 07 | 1968 | | | |
| Opening of the West Wing [Gallery Renovations, Phase IV, Opening Events] | | December | | 1974 | | | |
| Exhibition of Work by English Artists, Cleveland Society for Contemporary Art [Cleveland Institute of Art] | | | | 1976 | | | |
| Near Eastern Embroideries | | April | 03 | 1951 | | | |
| Building for the Future | | May | 08 | 2007 | | | |
