| 1982 December 24 | Established the Tokyo Metropolitan Association for the Promotion of Culture Office located in Mitake Building, 1-15-6 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku. |
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| 1983 September 19 | The office was relocated to the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, 5-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku. |
| 1983 October 1 | Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum opens |
| 1986 April 1 | Entrusted with the management and operation of Tokyo Marriage Counseling Office (Ended on March 31, 1996) |
| 1987 April 1 | Entrusted with the management and operation of the Edo-Tokyo Museum collection project (ended on March 31, 1991) |
| 1990 April 1 | International Exchange Department established (part of the 1995 program was transferred to the Tokyo International Foundation (now Tokyo International Forum Co., Ltd.) Preparation for the opening of Tokyo Photographic Art Museum and entrustment of its management and operation |
| 1990 June 1 | First opening of Tokyo Photographic Art Museum |
| 1990 October 1 | Edo-Tokyo History Foundation established |
| 1993 March 28 | Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum and its annex, the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum , open |
| 1995 January 21 | Tokyo Photographic Art Museum opens |
| 1995 October 1 | The Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for the Promotion of Culture and the Edo-Tokyo History Foundation merged into the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture. |
| 2002 April 1 | Management and operation of Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre |
| 2006 April 1 | Managed and operated Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre as a designated manager (until March 31, 2009) Management and operation of Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo, Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya, and Tokyo Wonder Site Aoyama |
| 2008 April 1 | Tokyo Culture Promotion Project Office established |
| 2009 January 17 | The office was relocated to Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. |
| 2009 April 1 | A new designated management period will begin (until March 31, 2017) for the management and operation of Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre as the designated manager. |
| 2010 April 1 | With the reform of the public interest corporation system, the foundation became the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture. |
| 2012 April 1 | Arts Council Tokyo Preparatory Organization established |
| 2012 November 1 | Arts Council Tokyo established |
| 2014 April 1 | Following organizational changes, Tokyo Wonder Site became part of Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo The Tokyo Wonder Site Aoyama office moved to Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku. The residence moved to 2-14-7 Tachikawa, Sumida-ku, and the name was changed to Tokyo Wonder Site Residence. |
| 2015 April 1 | Tokyo Cultural Creation Project Office merged into Arts Council Tokyo |
| 2017 April 1 | A new designated management period will begin (until March 31, 2021) for the management and operation of Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre as designated managers. |
| 2017 October 1 | Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo changes its name to Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo, and Tokyo Wonder Site Residence changes its name to Tokyo Arts and Space Residency. |
| 2017 November 9 | Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya will be redeveloped as a hub for art brut and other arts and culture (Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery). |
| 2021 April 1 | A new designated management period will begin (until March 31, 2027) for the management and operation of Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre as designated managers. |
| 2022 April 1 | The Foundation Secretariat and Arts Council Tokyo will be integrated into the Foundation Headquarters, and planning and strategy functions will be transferred to Arts Council Tokyo |
| 2022 July 31 | Office moved to First Place, 4-1 -289 dan Kudan-kita, Chiyoda-ku |
| 2022 October 23 | Opening of Civic Creative Base Tokyo |
| 2023 April 1 | Arts Council Tokyo establishes an Activities Support Department |
| 2023 October 1 | Tokyo Support Center for the Arts and Culture ARTNOTO opens |
