A Message from the Director
Various Packages
Package has been played an important role in the urban society's daily life, and has become to attract more and more attention. Probably because long to see the scene of its technology and design enrich the life and mind of people.
While paying our tribute to the challenge of package expanding the horizon of print, we have prepared this exhibition again this year. We will showcase winners and masterpieces from the planning of three organizations participated in the exhibition. This exhibition is full of ideas about design and functionality representing the momentum of era and uniqueness.
I would like you to look directly at the contemporary Japan's package. We look forward to welcome you.
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.