[2] The original founders included Palauans Indalecio Rudimch, Francisco Morei, Alphonso Oiterong and anthropologist Francis M Mahoney.

[2] Originally located in the former Japanese Administration Weather Bureau, the museum was later relocated to a new building, which was funded by the Government of the Republic of China.

[1] As of 2006, the first floor exhibition space displayed Palau's traditional culture and arts, including bead money (udoud) and the house-buying ceremony known as ocheraol.

[4] The museum exhibits artefacts from all aspects of the local life of Palauan people, such as artworks, photography, sculptures etc.

[7] In 2003 the media collection underwent a digitisation programme, funded by a U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grant.

[10] In 2017 the museum's natural science department led a survey of bird life at the world heritage site of the Rock Islands' southern lagoon.