ABOUT US: HISTORY

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The Indo-American Heritage Museum builds on a strong foundation of successful and on-going programs and activities begun in 1994. They include:

  • Hundreds of presentations to school and university students.
  • Credit workshops for teachers including a Fulbright-funded six-week study tour in India.
  • Participation in the Field Museum’s Cultural Connections programs.
  • Educational seminars for universities, tour groups and corporations.
  • Publication of a pictorial history, Asian Indians of Chicago (Arcadia Publishing, 2003)*.

Programs are conducted with the enthusiastic support of the Indian American community in collaboration with other ethnic museums and leading institutions including the Field Museum Center for Cultural Change and Understanding, the Chicago Children’s Museum, the Chicago History Museum, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Chicago Opera Theater.

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* For your donation of $100, you will receive a free copy of Asian Indians of Chicago (Arcadia Publishing, 2003), a pictorial history of Chicago's diverse and vibrant Indian American community. This is a book you will be proud to own or gift to others. More...

 

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IAHM’s programs showcase Indian American talent in all fields of endeavor, including dance, music, film, theater, photography, science and literature.