Chronology of the Museum

Year	Month	Day	Event
1971	04	01	Yamagata Prefectural Museum opened
1972	08	01	Visit of the Crown Prince and Princess
1973	06	02	The main building of the former teachers' college, the Yamagata School of Education ( Yamagata Shihan Gakkō ), designated an important cultural property
1976	04	01	Affiliated Nature Study Park established
1978	03	29	The area of the Nature Study Park which centers around Lake Biwa-numa designated a Prefectural Protected Natural Area
	08	07	Visit of Prince and Princess Takamatsu-no-miya
		29	The "Yamagata Sea Cow" Yamagata Kaigyū fossil excavated and examined
1980	01	26	The front gate and the gatehouse of the former teachers' college, the Yamagata School of Education ( Yamagata Shihan Gakkō) designated an important cultural property
	10	01	The Educational Resources Museum ( Kyouiku Shiryoukan Branch building) opened
1983	04		Children's Day and Culture Day are made special open days with free admission
1984	02	25	Visit of Prince Mikasa-no-miya
1985	06	20	Permanent display of the Yamagata Kaigyū fossil opened
1986	11	20	"Benibana Saijiki" ( the "Benibana Almanac" of seasonal words for haiku poets) movie guide system installed
1991	03	20	Diorama of "Fields of Snow Monsters in Zao" completed
	04		May 3 and 4 special open days set
	11	02	Yamagata Prefectural Museum 20th Anniversary Ceremony
1992	10	06	Visit of Princess Kiyoko (Kiyoko-naishin-nō)
1993	11	08	First excavation and examination of the whale fossils found in Mamurogawa-machi town
1994	11	18	Second excavation and examination of the whale fossils foundin Mamurogawa-machi town
1995	08	10	Diorama of "Fields of Snow Monsters in Zao" removed
		12	Free admission of primary, junior high and high school students on the second and fourth Saturdays begun.
		26	Held "Exhibition of New Discoveries in Archaeology '95" (Sept. 17～) as part of the Agency for Cultural Affairs exhibition series.
1996	08	01	Volunteer guides / interpreters started to work at exhibitions
	09	01	Museum web site launched
1997	02	22	"The skeleton of an Antarctic black minke whale" is added to the Permanent Exhibition
	06	21	Hosted the traveling exhibition organized by the National Science Museum (Jul. 21～) "Explore! the World was Created by Water"
1998	06	30	Clay figure excavated from the Nishinomae ruins, the "Jōmon Venus", designated a National Important Cultural Property
	07	22	Excavation and examination of the Koyamazaki remains (the first year)
	09	29	The Nishinomae clay figure displayed in Bali's Jōmon Exhibition (sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs) (～Nov. 28)
1999	11	18	Investigation of sperm whale fossils from Mamurogawa-machi town begun
2000	04	01	Admission for primary, junior high and high schools students is made free (in response to the integrated learning program)
	06	11	Gallery talks started
	09	08	Chair-type stair lift installed
2001	01	20	In Shanghai's "Exhibition of Japan" (Sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, the Shanghai Museum and others) the Nishinomae clay figure displayed
	04	01	Admission is made free for physically and mentally disabled persons and their attendants.
	05	05	Special seminar held (repeated on Nov. 3)
	07		Main building Hands-on Activity Space set up on the first floor
	10	11	The 13th National Lifelong Learning Festival 2001 < Learning by Experience Plaza> (Place: Yamagata Big Wing ) Exhibited "Play and Study in Old Times" (～ Oct. 12)
	11	30	"The First World TERAKOYA Conference" in Kyoto, sponsored by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan (NFUAJ) Diorama from the Educational Resources Museum 'Kyouiku Shiryoukan' exhibited
2002	01		Publication of the book In Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Yamagata Prefectural Museum ( made available to the public in March).
	05	18	Museum classes for children and parents at Yamagata Prefecture's Youth Center for Nature Studies Shounen-Shizen-no-Ie begun ( four facilities).
	06	08	Excavation of the Koyamazaki remains completed
		11	Started sending lecturers to the lifelong learning classes at the prefectural high school (Kajo-gakuen). (～ Nov. 26, 7 times in total)
2004	01	24	Experiential course "One-day as a Curator" begun (for high-school students)
	06	02	Exhibited the Nishinomae clay figure in the overseas exhibition "Japanese Archaeology -the Dawning Period" - sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, the Japan Foundation, and others Mannheim、Germany: Reiss Engelhorn Museum; Berlin: held in Martin-Gropius-Bau (～ Jun. 10, 2005)
	06	24	"Tobishima' Tour" commemorating the opening of the special exhibition (～ Jun. 25)
	10	23	Lecture series by the Head of the Museum (general education course) begun
2005	05		Training course for Museum volunteers begun
	07	30	The "Rhinoceros Beetles Club (Kabutomushi Kurabu) ( hands-on classes in keeping insects for elementary school children) started
	11	01	Opening hour changed to 9:00 year-round
	11	14	Charlotte Perriand Exhibition : Exhibited davenport and other pieces, supervised by Charlotte Perriand (Paris, France: hosted by Centre Pompidou) (～ Apr. 14, 2006)
2006	02	01	The Exhibition "Learning in Edo: the Explosive Growth of Education" at the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Tokyo. Lent the Educational Resources Museum (Kyouiku Shiryoukan）Terakoya diorama (～ Apr. 14)
	06	30	Museum in the Schools project begun ( starting in the Tōnan-Murayama district)
2007	01	05	Spring Special Exhibition "Jōmon Beauty" The Nishinomae clay figures (all of the designated important cultural properties) displayed (～ Jan. 7)
	04	01	Increased the Main Building open days to include: Holidays except for Mondays / "Golden Week" / Hanagasa Festival / O-bon festival / and the period corresponding to independent summer research projects at schools
	07	14	Special Exhibition "History and Treasures of the Wakamatsu-dera Temple - Wakamatsu Kannon's 1300 Years" Co-hosted with the steering committee established to commemorate the 1300 year festival of Wakamatsu-Dera Temple and Wakamatsu Kannon (～ Oct. 7)
	11	01	Started "Yamagata Museum Week" initiated by the Liaison Council of Yamagata Prefecture Museums (～ Nov. 11)

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