History

Matsushita Electric Works begins collecting Rouault works.

Matsushita Electric Works registers a museum.

Current Panasonic Tokyo Headquarters Building built in Shiodome, Tokyo Matsushita Electric Works NAIS Museum opens.
Georges Rouault: The Unending Journey inaugural exhibit held at Museum.

First curator's study group for museum lighting held.

Museum officially joins Japanese Council of Art Museums and Japan Association of Museums.

Museum changes name to Matsushita Electric Works Shiodome Museum.

Total visitors hit 200,000.

Museum celebrates 5th anniversary by organizing Rouault and Matisse exhibition on 50th anniversary of Rouault's death.

Museum changes name to Panasonic Electric Works Shiodome Museum.
Total visitors hit 300,000.

Total visitors hit 400,000.

Museum changes name to Panasonic Shiodome Museum.

Total visitors hit 500,000.

Museum celebrates 10th anniversary by organizing Konosuke Matsushita and Traditional Japanese Craft Arts exhibition.

Anniversary celebrations continue with Gustave Moreau et Georges Rouault exhibition.

Empress Michiko pays special visit to Gustave Moreau et Georges Rouault exhibition.

Anniversary celebrations continue with Made in Japan: Nambu Tekki exhibition.

Museum forms partnership contract with Georges Rouault Foundation in Paris.

Association for Corporate Support of the Arts recognizes Museum's cooperation with local residents, role in promoting Rouault's works in Japan, and research into museum lighting in its This is Mecenat list of notable accomplishments in the arts.

Total visitors hit 1 million.

Museum celebrates Panasonic's centenary with Four Seasons in Japan Painted by Modern Masters exhibition.

Empress Michiko pays special visit to Kawai Kanjiro exhibition.

Museum celebrates 15th anniversary with L'Oeuvre magnifié: L'Art sacré et la modernité exhibition of works by Rouault.

Museum upgraded from Level 3 to Level 2 Museum under Cultural Affairs Agency criteria

Museum changes name to Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art