The Museum of Art & Photography Foundation, Inc. was established in 2017 to foster cultural collaboration between the United States of America and India through the visual arts of the Indian subcontinent, with special emphases on the areas of art education and conservation.

While the primary means by which it will achieve its goals is through the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), a new cultural institution scheduled to open in South India in 2020, it also intends to support American institutions in their efforts to present exhibitions and programming related to Indian art and culture in order to heighten an appreciation of India’s creative legacy among American audiences. 

The Foundation is currently led by a board of six trustees, each bringing their expertise in fields ranging from commerce to diplomacy, in tandem with their backgrounds in art and museology, to the benefit of its programs, financial objectives, and strategic planning. The Board is an independent entity from MAP and the MAP Board of Trustees and governance in India, and its members will guide this American organization in the betterment of MAP’s collaborative efforts in the United States.