At the request of Thubten Jigme Norbu and His son Jigme Norbu, the
International Tibet Independence Movement (ITIM) is hosting an informative and powerful photographic exhibit in the Chamtse Ling Temple on the grounds of the Tibetan Cultural Center. One entire room of the Temple is dedicated to this exhibit, entitled Room for Remembrance. This exhibit will open with the dedication visit of His Holiness The Dalai Lama of the new Chamtse Ling Temple on September 7, 2003.

The exhibit includes 40 breathtaking images including photographs of Tibet prior to the invasion of China in 1949, images of the devastating destruction in Tibet as a result of China's brutal occupation, and images of activities in India and North America designed to return Tibet to the Tibetans. The photographs of six prominent photographers in the Tibet movement as well as archival images of Tibet donated by the Gu Chu Sum Movement (Former Tibetan Political Prisoners) in India are featured in this unique exhibit along with text accompanying each image. Each photographer has donated his or her images to ITIM to be displayed in this exhibit on loan for one year to the Tibetan Cultural Center. The Curator of this exhibit is Liese Hilgeman. Ms. Hilgeman was previously the Director of the Indianapolis Center for ontemporary Art Herron Gallery, staff member of the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), and Director of Public Programs at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.