March 1 – June 1, 2025
The Japanese kimono is one of the world’s most admired garments—an instantly recognizable robe with a tall “T” form. The word kimono, meaning “a thing that is worn,” refers to many different types of robes, from ornate silk wedding uchikake to simpler cotton summer yukata. Worn in Japan by both women and men for well over a thousand years, the kimono has often been a canvas for spectacular woven, dyed, painted, printed, and embroidered designs created by Japan’s finest textile artists. After the mid-nineteenth century, when Japan opened to foreign diplomacy and trade with the United States and Europe, the kimono also became beloved in the West: a subject for painters and an inspiration for fashion designers.
Thanks to the members, donors, grantors, and sponsors who support exhibitions and programs.
Exhibitions and programs are supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Marketing is supported in part by City of Wausau Room Tax funds.
