A Message from the Director
Printing Today — Please enjoy our new exhibit
We have redesigned our General Exhibition. In particular, we have changed the last exhibit near the exit. This exhibit presents some of the 21st century's latest printing technologies.
There are three main focal points. The first is "offset" and "gravure" printing technologies. These two technologies drastically improved modes of expression for the printing of illustrations and images. Please have a look at the differences between them.
The second item is a "micro book." This is an extremely small printed book that has been produced by Toppan Printing's technicians
The third focal point is "Special Printing Techniques." Through innovations in inks and paper, special printing techniques make it possible to experience printed works in a variety of ways. Here you will find surfaces that shine and sparkle, textures that are bumpy, and even works featuring fragrances. Please enjoy the exhibits.
Koichi Kabayama
Director
Printing Museum, Tokyo
Director's Profile
Koichi Kabayama
Director
Printing Museum, Tokyo
Born in Tokyo in 1945. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo in 1965, and after completing the masters degree course at the university became a research assistant at the Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University in 1969. Became an assistant professor at the Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo in 1976, and later became a professor. Served as the Director-General of The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo from 2001, becoming Director of the Printing Museum, Tokyo in 2005, a position he still holds. His fields of specialization are Western history and Western cultural history.