History
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The National Museum of Art, Osaka (Former Site)
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Expo Park (Former Site)
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Entrance Hall (Former Site)
| April 1974 |
Preparatory office for the National Museum of Art, Osaka (provisional name) established |
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| December 1975 |
Former Expo Museum of Fine Arts building in Expo ’70 Commemorative Park (Suita City, Osaka Prefecture) transferred for use as the National Museum of Art, Osaka (provisional name) |
| May 1977 |
The National Museum of Art, Osaka established under the partially amended Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Education (Act No. 41 of 1977) |
| October 1977 |
Opening ceremony held |
| October–December 1977 |
Inaugural exhibition Aesthetics in Japanese Art: Form and Colour held |
| June 1978 |
828 artworks from the collection of the late Ohashi Kaichi donated by his family |
| October–December 1987 |
10th anniversary special exhibition Painting 1977-1987 held |
| September 1992 |
Special meeting of the Board of Trustees held to discuss relocation to new building |
| April 1993 |
Construction of new building discussed, decision made to relocate to new site in Osaka City |
| April 1994 |
Candidate sites for the new building examined, relocation to underground space beneath Osaka Science Museum in Nakanoshima, Osaka City approved |
| October 1995 |
Cesar Pelli & Associates Japan (now Pelli Clarke & Partners Japan) selected as architect for basic design of new building |
| March 1996 | Daikin Foundation for Contemporary Arts (now a public interest incorporated foundation) established to support the National Museum of Art, Osaka |
| March–June 1997 | The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: From the Ohashi Collection held |
| October 1997 | 20th anniversary commemorative ceremony held |
| January 1999 | Construction of new building begins |
| April 2001 | Transition to Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art completed |
| January 2004 | Closing ceremony for former building held |
| March 2004 | New building ownership transferred and completion ceremony held |
| July 2004 | New building unveiling ceremony held |
| November 2004 | New building opening ceremony, grand opening |
| November–December 2004 | Inaugural exhibition Marcel Duchamp and 20th Century Art held |
| December 2007 | 30th anniversary commemorative ceremony held |
| December 2007–February 2008 | The 30th Anniversary: Collection of the National Museum of Art, Osaka held |
| January–April 2010 | 5th anniversary of relocation exhibition Garden of Painting: Japanese Art of the 00s held |
| January–May 2018 | 40th anniversary exhibition Travelers: Stepping into the Unknown held |
Directors
Honma Masayoshi May 1977–July 1981
Ogura Tadao August 1981–March 1986
Miki Tamon April 1986–March 1992
Kimura Shigenobu April 1992–March 1998
Miyajima Hisao April 1998–March 2005
Tatehata Akira April 2005–December 2010
Yamanashi Toshio April 2011–March 2021
Shima Atsuhiko April 2021–present