| 1897 | Kyoto Imperial University was founded. |
| 1906 | The College of Letters was opened. |
| 1907 | The history department of Faculty of Letters was opened. |
| 1914 | The first museum building was completed. |
| 1959 | The name was changed from chinretsukan [exhibition hall] to hakubutsukan [museum]. |
| 1986 | The new building was completed.
Faculty of Science, Agricultue and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences organized a joint research committee. This paved the way for search of natural historical materials. |
| 1989 | A basic plan for Kyoto University Natural History Museum was made.
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| 1989 - 1997 | The concept aimed to further advance Kyoto University General Museum by combining the Museum of Faculty of Letters and the Natural History Museum.
Meanwhile, a search for historical materials was done in the Faculty of Engineering and some other places. |
1997 | The Kyoto University Museum has begun and contains historical materials relating to natural, cultural and technological history. |