Located next to the Hokkaido Governor's Office, the museum is noted for having the largest collection of artworks in Hokkaido.

Since its opening in 1977, the museum has held numerous exhibitions, including "korekushon gyararii" (permanent exhibitions) that showcase the museum's varied collection from various angles, and special exhibitions that display unique and diverse works from Japan and abroad. The museum also holds a number of special exhibitions featuring unique and diverse works from Japan and abroad. The museum has a systematic collection of paintings and sculptures by artists associated with Hokkaido, including Kataoka Kyoko, Iwahashi Eien, Kida Kinjiro, and Kanda Nissho, as well as an outstanding collection of domestic and international glass artifacts from Art Nouveau to the modern age, which is well known in Japan. In addition, the works of Paskin and other "Ecole de Paris" artists active in Paris from the 1920s to the 1930s are also worth seeing.