THE CURRENT EXHIBITION at Japan House in London’s Kensington is on until 9 November 2025. It is a display of pictograms past and present. A pictogram is a graphical symbol, which conveys meaning by resembling a physical object.

The exhibition not only details the history of pictograms but also displays a large number of these symbols from Japan and elsewhere.

As is usual for exhibitions at Japan House, the show is well laid out and informative. However, it did little to arouse my interest in the subject of pictograms.