When the air raids of the Second World War peaked in 1945, the city's Edo-period buildings were almost entirely wiped out, yet modern Osaka has continued its robust commercial development.
同時也在大阪市立大學任教的谷直樹解釋，大阪市府近年推動居住、工作和遊憩的平衡發展，該館的設置可說是其中一個重要環節。事實上，歷經二次大戰、一九四五年空襲高峰，該市江戶時期的屋宇幾乎毀於一旦。