National Indo-American Museum opens in West Suburban Lombard

By Andrea Guthmann
National Indo American Museum
The National Indo-American Museum (NIAM), takes residence at its first “brick and mortar” home at 815 S Main Street, in Lombard, Illinois. The Umang and Paragi Patel Center opens to the public on Saturday, October 16, 2021 with its inaugural exhibition. National Indo American Museum
National Indo American Museum
The National Indo-American Museum (NIAM), takes residence at its first “brick and mortar” home at 815 S Main Street, in Lombard, Illinois. The Umang and Paragi Patel Center opens to the public on Saturday, October 16, 2021 with its inaugural exhibition. National Indo American Museum

National Indo-American Museum opens in West Suburban Lombard

By Andrea Guthmann
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The National Indo-American Museum, located in west suburban Lombard, is having its grand opening this weekend. Reset talks to the curator of the opening exhibition, “E/Merge: Art of the Indian Diaspora.”

GUESTS: Amita Banerji, National Indo-American Museum board member

Shaurya Kumar, artist, professor and department chair at School of the Art Institute of Chicago