Among its exhibition halls, the main hall (Special Exhibition Hall) was designed by Tokuma KATAYAMA, a leading architect for the Imperial Household, and the new hall (the Collections Hall) was designed by Keichi MORITA, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University.
展示館は宮内省内匠寮技師片山東熊（かたやまとうくま）設計の本館（特別展示館）と京都大学名誉教授森田慶一設計の新館（平常展示館）がある。