| Suibokuga: Japanese Ink Painting | Link | October | 01 | 1985 | February | 24 | 1986 |
| From Hand to Mouth: A History of Flatware | | October | 18 | 1994 | March | 26 | 1995 |
| Yasuhiro Ishimoto Photographs: Traces of Memory | | October | 21 | 2000 | January | 03 | 2001 |
| Outdoor Class Exhibit | | October | | 1959 | October | | 1959 |
| Old Master Drawings from the Museum Collection | | October | | 1939 | November | | 1939 |
| North American Indian Collection [Junior Museum] | | October | | 1942 | October | | 1942 |
| Japanese Hair Ornaments, Pouches, and Toilet Articles | | October | 16 | 1936 | November | 01 | 1936 |
| American Paintings, 17th through 19th Centuries | | October | | 1952 | November | | 1952 |
| Dennis Oppenheim | | October | 21 | 1986 | January | 04 | 1987 |
| 15th Century German and Netherlands Prints from CMA Collections | | October | 11 | 1935 | October | 28 | 1935 |
| British Drawings lent by Sir Robert Witt, London, circulated by the American Federation of Arts | | October | 03 | 1951 | October | 28 | 1951 |
| Needles, Dye-Pots, and Looms: Textile Traditions in India | | October | 15 | 1985 | May | 11 | 1986 |
| Drawings from the Members' Children in the Saturday Morning Classes | | October | | 1939 | October | | 1939 |
| Posters from Various Countries | | October | 26 | 1936 | November | 18 | 1936 |
| French Paintings, 19th through 20th Centuries | | October | | 1952 | November | 02 | 1952 |
| William Wegman: Color Photographs | | October | 31 | 1986 | January | 04 | 1987 |
| Exhibition of the Mask | | October | 27 | 1951 | January | 14 | 1952 |
| The Grand Tour | | October | 15 | 1985 | February | 02 | 1986 |
| Prints by Utamaro | | October | | 1923 | October | | 1923 |
| The Spirit of Surrealism | Link | October | 03 | 1979 | November | 25 | 1979 |
