The house was given official status as an art museum in 1979 and that same year the Shonen Sanso, a reconstruction of his Tokyo studio with the help of his son, Fujihiko Takehisa.

[1] The main museum was built in Kita-ku, Okayama near Kōraku-en to house the works of Takehisa in 1984, 100 years after his birth.

The main museum was bestowed the Suntory Regional and Cultural Prize in 1985, making it the first recipient in the prefecture.

Yumeji Art Museum is a short bus ride away from Kishi Station, made famous by its cat stationmaster, Tama.

In March 2018, a special bus decorated with Kuro's likeness was introduced to make the connection from the station to the museum.