Society for Furthering of Studies on Costume (1983) The from the French Ministry of Culture (1990) Management of the Museum and the Kubota Collection After Kubota's death in 2003, the museum struggled financially, and by 2010 was on the verge of bankruptcy, resulting in Kubota's kimono collection being put up for auction. In 2011, Dr. Patokh Chodiev, Founder of the International Chodiev Foundation and a long-time admirer of Japanese art and culture, purchased the entire collection of 104 kimono, saving it for Japan and for art lovers worldwide. Since then, International Chodiev Foundation has been managing the international promotion and preservation of the Kubota Museum and its collection. Everyday management of the museum is conducted by its Curator and Director, Sakuo Miyahara. Miyahara had worked alongside Kubota for a quarter of the century, starting out as Kubota's main apprentice in 1978, right up to his death in 2003. The Kubota Collection is curated by Dr. Jacqueline Atkins, a textile historian, and former Chief Curator for the Allentown Art Museum in Pennsylvania. Dr. Atkins has written and lectured extensively on Japanese early modern textiles and garments, as well as Japanese and American quilt history. Documentary about Itchiku Kubota In 2013, a Russian filmmaker Radik Kudoyarov presented 'Kubota Kimonos: a History on Silk', a documentary about the life and art of Kubota. In 2021, the film was shortlisted by the jury of international Master of Art Film Festival in Bulgaria ('Arts Horizons' nomination), and was screened at The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival. References External links The Kubota Collection Itchiku Kubota Art Museum (Japanese) Landscape Kimonos of Itchiku Kubota - Canadian museum of civilization Textile artists 1917 births 2003 deaths Japanese textile artists