Abstract
In this research, 85 museums based on preservation and reuse of historical buildings have comfirmed in Hokkaido, and these are classified into four types. The type of the most examples is the folk museum. Almost of facilities have established by public administration, and there are residents' requests for preservation of the historical building in many cases. The peculiarities and problems on the actual conditions of facility management and activities are different by four types of facilities. In type of the folk museum, there are many cases which have problems on the side of the management and the reusing of the historical building.