The International Institute for Art, Culture and Democracy (IIACD) is a Bengaluru-based non-profit research institute. It was founded in 2008 by a multidisciplinary group of academics and practitioners with collective expertise in cultural anthropology, folklore, arts and crafts, vernacular architecture, cultural heritage, tourism, design, healthcare, education, management and technology.

The enduring vision of our two interdisciplinary centres is to foster cultural democracy, humanize and democratize health care for all: