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Bravo, Barvalo! Pioneering Participation, Curatorial Courage, and a New Approach to Roma-Driven Museum Projects

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Bravo, Barvalo! Pioneering Participation, Curatorial Courage, and a New Approach to Roma-Driven Museum Projects

November 14, 2023

The summer of 2023 saw a true landmark accomplishment in the promotion and celebration of Romani art and culture. The Barvalo exhibition, on view 9 May until 4 September at Marseille’s Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Mediterranée (“Mucem”), a Tier-1, national-level French museum, was the first of its kind: by far the...

JEWELLERY AND ACTIVISM

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JEWELLERY AND ACTIVISM

October 10, 2023

– About the Exhibition Roma Jewellery Tradition – Rosa Taikon at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm In the process of creating the exhibition, Roma Jewellery Tradition – Rosa Taikon, Rosa Taikon’s expressive jewellery became a point of departure for a demonstration of Roma history and heritage as well as a platform for the civil rights struggle of the...

Painting Back: Decolonization Through Art

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Painting Back: Decolonization Through Art

October 2, 2023

In 2022, at the fifteenth edition of documenta in Kassel, I witnessed an interesting conversation between two visitors standing in front of a large-scale and impressive work by Tamás Péli. ‘Péli studied at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague,’ one of the two women read out from the label. The other immediately...

Erik Tollas, artist in residence at Villa Romana: thoughts on “a house which is a home”

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Erik Tollas, artist in residence at Villa Romana: thoughts on “a house which is a home”

September 28, 2023

Exhibition and open studios launched at the historic artists’ house Villa Romana with the participation of current Villa Romana fellows and ERIAC artist in residence, Erik Tollas. Following an open call and the decision of the international jury, Erik Tollas was selected to be the artist in residence during the month of September at Villa...

Handle with Care: RomaMoMA Nomadic Library at the Ludwig Museum

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Handle with Care: RomaMoMA Nomadic Library at the Ludwig Museum

September 25, 2023

Handle with Care is the title of the new exhibition that opened at the Ludwig Museum, the contemporary art museum of Budapest. Upon the invitation of the curators and as an integral part of this new temporary exhibition, the RomaMoMA Nomadic Library traveled to Hungary for the opening on September 14, 2023. The...

“Being Roma Is My Strength”

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“Being Roma Is My Strength”

September 25, 2023

“Being Roma Is My Strength” was expressed explicitly by artist Ionela Mihaela Cîmpeanu during the very moving experience of a guided walking tour in April 2023 over the final weekend of the exhibition, Chronic Desire – Sete Cronică, which I co-curated as the inaugurating event of Timișoara 2023 European Capital of Culture. Embarking on my...

”I SEWED FOR US” – RomaMoMA IN CONVERSATION WITH LISA MAREI SCHMIDT, DIRECTOR OF THE BRÜCKE MUSEUM

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”I SEWED FOR US” – RomaMoMA IN CONVERSATION WITH LISA MAREI SCHMIDT, DIRECTOR OF THE BRÜCKE MUSEUM

September 7, 2023

The exhibition, Sivdem Amenge / I sewed for us / Ich nähte für uns, with works by Polish-Romani artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas was on view from 26 June till 3 September 2023 at the Brücke Museum in Berlin. RomaMoMA interviewed Lisa Marei Schmidt, Director of the Brücke Museum, for the occasion.

A Self-Portrait of the Roma, Without the Stereotypes – BARVALO Featured in The New York Times

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A Self-Portrait of the Roma, Without the Stereotypes – BARVALO Featured in The New York Times

A milestone event and the largest of its kind ever, the exhibition BARVALO in Mucem is making waves on the international scene, this time in The New York Times. The exhibition, co-curated by ERIAC, chronicles Roma history and showcases its cultural achievements in 800 square meters. BARVALO is on view until 4 September in Marseille....

Ceija Stojka: We Were Ashamed

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Ceija Stojka: We Were Ashamed

You and your friends are warmly invited to the exhibition opening on August 2, commemorating International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day*. We Were Ashamed Ceija Stojka Opening: Wednesday, August 2, 6 – 8 pm Spaces of Misunderstandings by Luna De Rosa; 7pm On view from August 3 to October 6 European Roma Institute...

Guided tour of the exhibition of M. Mirga-Tas in Brücke Museum

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Guided tour of the exhibition of M. Mirga-Tas in Brücke Museum

ERIAC’s Executive Director Timea Junghaus will hold a guided tour through the exhibition ‘I Sewed for Us’ on Thursday, 20 July 2023 at 6 pm. ‘I Sewed for Us’, curated by Lisa Marei Schmidt and Melanie Roumiguière, is the first solo exhibition of Małgorzata Mirga-Tas in Berlin. You can find information about the exhibition on...

Małgorzata Mirga-Tas: Sivdem Amenge. I sewed for us- exhibition opening at the Brücke-Museum

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Małgorzata Mirga-Tas: Sivdem Amenge. I sewed for us- exhibition opening at the Brücke-Museum

Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (b. 1978 in Zakopane, Poland) creates large-scale, brightly coloured textile collages and paintings. Her first solo exhibition in Germany sees the artist embarking on an artistic dialogue with the Brücke-Museum Collection. Her works explore historical narratives as well as contemporary experiences faced by the Roma people. The artist often depicts scenes from their...

Avec «Barvalo», le MuCEM compose un hymne aux cultures romani

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Avec «Barvalo», le MuCEM compose un hymne aux cultures romani

What a joy to read about the BARVALO exhibition in Le Monde. Thanks to Roxana Azimi for such insight into this exhibition. The show is on view from Wednesday, 10 May 2023, to Monday, 4 September 2023, in Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean in Marseille (MuCEM). https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2023/06/04/avec-barvalo-le-mucem-compose-un-hymne-aux-cultures-romani_6176093_3246.html

ERIAC partners with Autostrada Biennale

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ERIAC partners with Autostrada Biennale

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is thrilled to partner with Autostrada Biennale in Kosovo. Curated by Joanna Warsza and Övül Ö. Durmuşoğlu, the 4th edition of Autostrada Biennale, is titled “All Images Will Disappear, One Day”, and will be held from 7th July to 9th September 2023 in Prizren, Prishtina, and Mitrovica....

ERIAC in Timisoara. Bringing Roma Voices (and music) to the European Capital of Culture

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ERIAC in Timisoara. Bringing Roma Voices (and music) to the European Capital of Culture

On 22-23 April, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture returned to Timisoara for the finissage of the exhibition “Chronic Desire”. Curated by Cosmina Goagea, Brindusa Tudor, and Corina Opera, the exhibition featured the selection of artworks by two Roma artists: Mihaela Cimpeanu and Sead Kazanxhiu. We also brought music: Gipsy Groove and Mahala...

BARVALO: an exhibition where Roma are shaping the narrative

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BARVALO: an exhibition where Roma are shaping the narrative

Barvalo Roma, Sinti, Manoushes, Gitanos, Travellers… Exhibition at the Mucem (Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean) in Marseille from May 10 to September 4, 2023 Developed in partnership with and co-curated by ERIAC “The Elephant In The Room” as an expression, refers to something controversial, something that is not meant to be there, does...

Gypsyism, Balkanism—Through a glass, darkly V4 joins RomaMoMA

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Gypsyism, Balkanism—Through a glass, darkly V4 joins RomaMoMA

Artists: Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, Ľuboš Kotlár, Mara Oláh Omara, Vera Lacková, Zoran Tairović Curated by Bratislav Mitrović The same degree and intensity of generalization, reductionism, and stereotyping apply to imagining the Balkans and the Roma. Maria Todorova’s concept of Balkanism provides a sound theoretical framework to explore the deployment of Balkanist stereotypes against Roma in Eastern Europe...

Peripheries Unite! Public Discussion & Emerging Talents. Spring Salon

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Peripheries Unite! Public Discussion & Emerging Talents. Spring Salon

PUBLIC DISCUSSION: Peripheries Unite! Cultural resistance, social justice and the potential of alliances across movements in Europe* 16 May 2023 | 18h00 ERIAC Berlin, Reinhardtstrasse 41-43 Participants: Emilia Roig, author and scholar, director of the Centre for Intersectional Justice. Tayo Awosusi-Onutor, singer and activist, Board of Directors of RomaniPhen. Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka, anthropologist, author...

Mucem’s Romani collections: bringing old collections up-to-date

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Mucem’s Romani collections: bringing old collections up-to-date

An interview with: Françoise Dallemagne, in charge of Collections and Research, Mucem, Julia Ferloni, head of « Commerce, Industry, Artisanship” collections, Mucem, Alina Maggiore, PhD candidate, Mucem/Aix-Marseille University/Freiburg University. RomaMoMA: In 2017, the Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean (Mucem) has launched a co-curated exhibition project with ERIAC on Roma history, self-representation and...

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