[1] To house the museum, in 1974 Noguchi purchased a photogravure plant and gas station located across the street from his New York studio, where he had worked and lived since 1961.

[3] In 1999, the Foundation Board approved a $13.5 million capital master plan to address structural concerns, ADA and NYC Building Code compliance and create a new public education facility.

During renovation, the museum relocated to a temporary space in Sunnyside, Queens, and held several thematic exhibitions of Noguchi's work.

The museum hired the Detroit Tree of Heaven Woodshop, an artists' collective, to use the wood to make benches, sculptures and other amenities in and around the building.

Isamu Noguchi and His Contemporaries, 1922 – 1960, which open from November 17, 2010, to April 24, 2011[9] Other artists whose work have been featured include Koho Yamamoto and Toshiko Takaezu.