Online Partition Museum

Name: Online Partition Museum
Address: IN

The OPM is a virtual museum of art, that seeks to raise awareness about the Partitions of the Indian subcontinent through innovative visual art exhibitions.

We are dedicated to commemorating the Partitions of the Indian subcontinent through vritual art exhibitios, and create awarenness of the historical geopolitical events that shaped the 20th-century Indian subcontinent.

Immersive Archives

Engage with virtual art exhibitions commemorating the partitions of the Indian subcontinent. These high-fidelity digital scans of physical exhibitions provide an immersive and experiential feel, as if you were actually in the exhibition, exploring each artwork.

Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories

Pritika Chowdhry’s exhibition “Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories” investigates the Partition of India in 1947, which created East and West Pakistan, and the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 in which East Pakistan became Bangladesh. Chowdhry’s experiential art installations are temporary anti-memorials to these two violent Partitions.

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 1947 Partition, several of her anti-memorials were exhibited at the South Asia Institute from August 6 - December 10, 2022, and are now housed in the Online Partition Museum as a virtual 3D exhibition.

Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories - Part 2

Pritika Chowdhry’s exhibition “Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories - Part 2” commemorates the 76th anniversary of the 1947 Partition of the Indian subcontinent.

Chowdhry’s exhibition “Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories,” parts 1 and 2 bracket the 75th year of independence. Her newer works were featured in this solo exhibition at The Art Center of Highland Park in Chicago, from August 11, 2023 – September 23, 2023. It is now housed in the Online Partition Museum as a virtual 3D exhibition.

Partition in the Modern World: Transdiasporic Art Perspectives

Partition in the Modern World: Transdiasporic Art Perspectives art exhibiton engages eleven different geopolitical partitions: the partitions of Palestine (1947, 1967, ongoing), Bosnia (1992), Cyprus (1974), Ireland (1921), Germany (1945), Mexico (1848), Native North America (1830-1850), India (1947), Pakistan/Bangladesh (1971), and Kashmir (1947, 1962, 1965).

This unique exhibition was held from July 8 to August 13, 2023 at the Evanston Art Center in Chicago, and is now housed in the Online Partition Museum as a virtual 3D exhibition.

Borders and Boundaries Redefined

The artists in this exhibition explore the shape, form, and impact of borders and boundaries, whether they be geographical, psychological, communal, personal, historical, or artistic. The exhibition builds on the ability of artists to redefine and expand on traditional understandings of borders and boundaries in visuall creative ways.

Juried by artist and curator, Pritika Chowdhry, the exhibition was presented at The Art Center of Highland Park in Chicago, from August 11, 2023 – September 23, 2023. It is now housed as a virtual 3D exhibitions in the Online Partition Museum.

Decades of Displacement

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1947 Partition

The most significant event, the Partition of India in 1947 created East and West Pakistan and the biggest migration in history, with 20 million people moving across the new borders.

We explore the profound historical shifts that defined the 20th century, focusing on the complex socio-political landscapes that led to the Partition of India in 1947 and the subsequent migrations that reshaped the subcontinent's identity.

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1971 Liberation

The Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 partitioned Pakistan as East Pakistan became Bangladesh. 10 million people migrated across the new border, and 20 million people were displaced internally.

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20th Century Shifts

British colonial rule resulted in the ongoing and unresolved conflict in Kashmir since 1947 which has unofficially partitioned Kashmir into several distinct zones; the partition of Burma in 1937, now called Myanmar; the partitions of Bengal in 1905 and 1947; and the partition of Assam and the Northeast in 1947.

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