Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) will hold the “MMM x Artscape Museum Goods Fair Vol.1” from 2024/10/1 (Tue) to 12/25 (Wed) at the art-related facility “Maison des Musée du Monde (MMM)” operated in Ginza, Tokyo.
At this limited-time event, museum goods for fall and winter collected from art galleries, museums, zoos, and various other museums will be exhibited and sold in cooperation with the art information site “artscape” operated by DNP. These goods were selected together with Artscape's article writer and museum goods enthusiast Natsumi Osawa and the people in charge of each museum. Details of these goods will also be introduced on artscape.

The exterior of MMM (left), an example of museum goods (right)

About “MMM x Artscape Museum Goods Fair vol.1”

• Period: 2024/10/1 (Tue) to 12/25 (Wed) 11:00-19:00
• Venue: Maison des Musée du Monde (MMM) 3F Art Space
  (DNP Ginza Annex, 7-7-4 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
• Closed on Sundays, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays/the last day of March and the last day of September*The library on the first basement floor is closed on Mondays
• Admission fee: free
• Organizer: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP)
• Cooperation: Shibetsu Salmon Science Museum (Shibetsu County, Hokkaido), Domon Ken Memorial Hall (Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture), Sendai City Museum (Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture), Kyoto City Zoo (Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture), Nakahara Chuya Memorial Hall (Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture)

■About museum goods enthusiast Natsumi Osawa

He studied museum goods from the viewpoint of museum management theory at Hokkaido University Graduate School of Letters and completed his master's program. After working for a company, he began working as a museum goods enthusiast. The role of museum goods is widely conveyed from the viewpoint of “museum experiences” and “museum activities.” His books include “The Power of Museum Goods” series (Kokusho Publishing Association), “Tokimeki Museum Goods” (Genkosha), and “Living with a Museum” (literary communication).

*An article by Natsumi Osawa will be published on artscape in 2024/8

■About Maison des Musée du Monde (MMM)

It opened in 2003 as part of DNP's cultural activities. Based on the concept of “art for life,” this facility provides information on museums (art galleries and museums) in France from the time it opened and exhibited and sold official museum goods from 2013. In conjunction with the activities of the “Ginza Graphic Gallery (ggg),” which introduces graphic design from around the world at special exhibitions, adjacent to MMM, it also provides information on the world's up-and-coming designers and introduces and sells art goods. MMM will expand the points of contact between art, design, and life around the world.

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■About artscape (artscape)

A web media connecting art galleries and museums with consumers, started in 1995 as part of DNP's cultural activities. It distributes information on art galleries, museums, and galleries all over Japan, as well as information on exhibitions. In 2024/4, in addition to starting real-time distribution of articles that were often requested by users, it was renewed as a web media that is easier to see and use even on smartphones. In the future, in addition to disseminating information on websites, we will expand opportunities for communication between art galleries and museums and consumers, and real-world activities in cooperation with MMM, etc.

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*The information described is current as of the date of publication. Please note that changes may occur in the future without prior notice.