A Message from the Director

Feb. 2, 2018

"World Book Design" exhibition is now being held.

We have "World Book Design" exhibition again this year. In addition to The competition "Best Book Design from all over the World ", we exhibit prize-winning works of seven countries of Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Canada, China and Japan, 200 works in total. Like previous years, they speak for the modern-day book design this year, too.

In tribute to "The Year of Czech Culture in Japan", we introduce 50 works at a special section which focuses on the book design of the Czech Republic of the 21st century.

Today it is said less and less people read books. However, the activities with the aim of the beautiful books are becoming increasingly passionate in recent years. We are planning to have some events such as lectures, talk shows and workshops. We look forward to seeing you.

Koichi Kabayama

Director
Printing Museum, Tokyo

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.