Museum Timeline
| 1995 May | Ishikawa Prefecture and Kanazawa City jointly establish the Urban Core District Preparation Scheme Committee |
| 1996 Apr | Preparatory Committee for art museum construction launched |
| Sep | Art Museum Scheme Discussion Committee (10 members) launched |
| Nov | Citizen forum held concerning art museum scheme |
| 1997 Mar | Final report of the Urban Core District Preparation Scheme Committee |
| Apr | Proposals heard from the Art Museum Scheme Discussion Committee |
| Jun | Drafting of basic art museum scheme |
| Sep | Board of special advisors (17 members) and general advisors (4 members) appointed towards drafting general art museum planning |
| 1998 Jul | Citizen forum held (July – August) |
| Nov | Drafting of general plan for Hirosaka Art City (provisional name) |
| 1999 Mar | Architectural designer selected (Kazuyo and Associates + SANAA) |
| May | Work commenced on general drawings |
| 2000 Mar | Artwork collecting begins |
| Jun | Work commenced on execution drawings |
| 2001 May | Name “21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa” reported to the General Standing Committee (5.9) Exhibition of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa collected works held (5.26 – 6.10, Kanazawa Citizen’s Art Center) |
| Oct | Execution drawings completed (main building; external work and landscaping) |
| 2002 Feb | 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Steering Committee Preparatory Committee meeting held (a total 4 times) |
| Mar | Construction contract agreement concluded |
| Apr | Ground-breaking ceremony held for constructing 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa artistic exchange director appointed |
| 2003 Jun | “21@SCHOOL” (joint activities of the Museum with elementary and junior high schools: held a total 2 times) 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa presentation at La Biennale di Venezia in 2003 (6.13 Venice, Italy) |
| Jul | 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Membership Preparatory Committee launched |
| Aug | Citizen observations of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa construction site held (a total 10 times) |
| Sep | “Kanazawa Citizens Free Art Day” established City Museums Month (9.25 – 10.18) |
| Oct | Exhibition of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa collected works held at The Museum of Fine Art, Nancy. International advisor system introduced (3 advisors appointed) |
| 2004 Mar | Official announcement of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa ordinance |
| Apr | MINO Yutaka named Director, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa One international advisor added (total 4) “Half-year before opening” campaign held in downtown city locations |
| Jun | 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa presentation at Art 35 Basel (6.16-20, Messe Hall, Basel, Switzerland) Construction completed on main museum building |
| Jul | “100 days before opening” campaign held Museum membership system “zawart” launched Design of museum staff uniforms made public (design: Miyake Design Studio) |
| Aug | Museum external work and landscaping completed |
| Sep | Museum receives Golden Lion in the Architecture section of La Biennale di Venezia “Promote the Arts Day” established |
| Oct | 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa opens (10.9) |
| Nov | Museum Cruise begins |
| 2005 Mar | Tea rooms “Shoutou-an” and “San-u-tei” of Maeda clan association opened to the general public |
| Jun | The Museum marks 1,000,000 visitors (247 days after opening) |
| Oct | The Museum marks 1,570,000 visitors (one year after opening) |
| 2006 Apr | Cooperative activities with Kanazawa Yuwaku Sousaku no Mori launched Museum membership system reorganized |
| Oct | Cooperative activities with Kanazawa Noh Museum launched |
| 2007 Apr | MINO Yutaka named Chief Executive Director AKIMOTO Yuji named Director Two international advisors added (total 6) |