Travelling exhibition of Josef Lada’s work to tour Japan this year and next

Works by Czech illustrator, painter and writer Josef Lada will be presented in Japan starting in April this year and continuing next year. The exhibition titled Josef Lada – Father of Czech Illustration will travel to several Japanese cities. The first stop will be the municipal museum in Itami near Osaka from April 10, and the exhibition is expected to conclude in Tokyo in 2027, Viktor Lada, the artist’s great-grandson, told CTK on behalf of the family company JosefLada.cz.

The exhibition will present a cross-section of Lada’s work and will feature about 200 original pieces. Along with illustrations and paintings, books illustrated by Lada – often first editions – and period magazines will also be shown.