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Conversation with a Collector | Peter Kuhlmann
Conversation with a Collector | Peter Kuhlmann
Join us for an artful conversation between erstwhile kimono dealer and importer of Asian objets d’art, Peter Kuhlmann, and the curators of Kimono: The Triumph of Japanese Dress, Dr. Stanton Thomas and Jason Wyatt, as they discuss the behind-the-scenes process of creating this special exhibition. This intimate conversation will explore Kuhlmann’s time living in Japan in the 1970’s and what sparked his passion for collecting and working with kimono.
Conversation with a Collector: Peter Kuhlmann
Sunday March 23, 2025
2:00 PM–3:00 PM
Marly Room
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg FL 33701
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ABOUT PETER KUHLMANN
Peter Kuhlmann was born to German and Lithuanian parents in New York City in 1952. While a teenager, his family moved to East Asia, where he lived for much of the late ‘60s and ‘70s. He became interested in East Asian culture, learned Mandarin, and studied traditional Japanese arts. Along the way he imported to the US antique Japanese kimono and other Japanese and Chinese art objects under the name Taisho 5 Collection. Peter traveled widely in East and South Asia, ultimately settling in New York City. He made a later career in investment banking, arranging international mergers and acquisitions for a Swiss firm, and then for his own partnership, Acquest International. He retired in 2018, at which time he moved to St. Pete Beach, where he now resides with his partner Diane Gilmour. He has degrees in History and East Asian Studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Photo Credits
Woman’s Furisode (detail), 1917, Silk, Collection of Peter Kuhlmann and Diane Gilmour
