| Aug. 1983 |
Project for construction of museum of modern art included in basic plan for Osaka City centennial projects. |
| Nov. 1988 |
Committee for the plan to create a new museum of modern art established. |
| Apr. 1989 |
Osaka City fund for acquiring works of art established (3 billion yen fund). |
| Dec. 1989 |
Committee for the plan to create a new museum of modern art issued its report (regarding the plan to create a new museum of modern art) |
| Jan. 1990 |
Museum of modern art acquisitions committee established. Museum of modern art review committee also established. |
| Nov. 1990 |
Museum of Modern Art Planning Office established. |
| Nov. 1991 |
Committee for the basic plan to create a museum of modern art launched. |
| May 1996 |
Buried cultural properties surveyed at Osaka University Faculty of Medicine site, finding a stone wall and other remains of an ancient landing point. |
| Mar. 1998 |
Report regarding the basic plan to create a museum of modern art received from the committee for the basic plan to create a museum of modern art. |
| Oct. 1998 |
Southern half (8,000 m2) of Osaka University Faculty of Medicine site purchased for construction of museum of modern art. |
| Feb. 2001 |
Onsite briefing held at remains of ancient landing point at Osaka University Medical School site. |
| Mar. 2002 |
Field survey of buried cultural properties ends. |
| Feb. 2003 |
Northern half of site (8035.22 m2) purchased from the national government. |
| Oct. 2004 |
Shinsaibashi Temporary Exhibition Space opens. |
| May 2009 |
Committee on the future of the museum of modern art established. |
| Jan. 2010 |
Opinion received from committee on the future of the museum of modern art. |
| Nov. 2010 |
Plan to Establish Osaka City Museum of Modern Art (draft) announced. Opinion of Osaka City Administrative Evaluation Committee requested regarding appropriateness of establishing a museum of modern art. |
| May 2011 |
Final evaluation of large-scale project received from Osaka City Administrative Evaluation Committee. |
| Nov. 2012 |
Shinsaibashi Temporary Exhibition Space closes. |
| Feb. 2013 |
Strategy Council decides to establish a new art museum in Nakanoshima. |
| Apr. 2013 |
General plan for Osaka City Museum of Modern Art Planning Office adopted, replacing earlier plan. |
| Jun. 2013 |
Strategy Council decides to aim to integrate operation for three museums, the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, the new art museum, and the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, but not integrate the buildings of the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts and new art museum. |
| Apr. 2014 |
Strategy Council confirms the draft of the Osaka City Museum of Modern Art Development Policy, and decides to aim for opening in 2020. |
| Sep. 2014 |
Osaka City Museum of Modern Art Development Policy decided on. |
| Mar. 2016 |
Decision on policy for the museum to be built by the public sector and run through a private finance initiative. |
| Feb. 2017 |
Architect selected through open competition for museum design. |
| Sep. 2017 |
Basic design work completed. |
| Oct. 2018 |
Name of art museum is chosen as “Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka” through an open call for proposals. |
| Nov. 2018 |
Osaka City Museum of Modern Art Planning Office renamed Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka Planning Office. |
| Feb. 2019 |
Construction work commenced. |
| Mar. 2019 |
Visual identity designer selected through open call for proposals. |
| Apr. 2019 |
Administrative Agency for Osaka City Museums established. |
| Jun. 2019 |
Public announcement of implementation policy for a private finance initiative project to operate Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka. Public announcement regarding selection of designated corporation and application guidelines. |
| Feb. 2020 |
Public announcement of party holding preferential negotiating rights for the PFI project. |
| Apr. 2020 |
Concession agreement concluded with Osaka Nakanoshima Museum Co., Ltd. |
| Jul. 2021 |
Osaka Nakanoshima Museum Co., Ltd. concession takes effect. |
