The Exhibition in the world

A unique international showcase of new trends in children’s book illustration, the Illustrators Exhibition offers artists from around the world a great visibility opportunity not only during the Bologna trade show but also during a two-year international tour to cultural venues in several different countries.

Unlike the sector-specialist public at Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the visitors to the itinerant exhibition will be primarily children, accompanied by their families or on a school visit. 

Traditionally hosted by venues in Japan, South Korea and China, the Exhibition subsequently moves on each year to other countries as new projects develop.

Thanks to its partnership of over 40 years with JBBY Japan, the Illustrators Exhibition is a much-awaited, much-loved event in Japan, hosted by art museums in cities partners of the tour. Since 2016, China has become the second important leg of the international tour, hosting the Exhibition in art museums and art galleries throughout the country. As of 2019, South Korea became a new, permanent stop-over of the Illustrators Exhibition’s world tour!

The 2025 Illustrators Exhibition’s World Tour

• Itabashi Art Museum (Tokyo, Japan): 27 June – 11 August 2025
• Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya (Hyogo, Japan): 16 August – 13 October 2025
• Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum, Nanao (Ishikawa, Japan): 7 November – 14 December 2025