Knowledge Production

“ROMA(NI) PAST – EUROPE’S FUTURE. WHY EMBRACING EU’S LARGEST ETHNIC MINORITY MATTERS”

TRAINING ON ROMANI HISTORY AND CULTURE   SEPTEMBER 13 2023, 10.00-17.00 EEST / 09.00-16.00 CET   WEST UNIVERSITY TIMISOARA Faculty of Letters, History and Theology – Oituz Strada Oituz 4, Timișoara, Romania On-site /online https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87998275909   REGISTER HERE!   The Roma (commonly referred to as “Gypsies” which is an ethnic slur) have been part of...

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....

Diplomacy Visits at ERIAC – MEP Sabine Verheyen, Dr. Robert Klinke, UNAR Study Group

Recently, ERIAC was honored to welcome esteemed guests for diplomatic visit purposes.   On 6 July, European Parliament Member Sabine Verheyen, Chairwoman of the Committee on Culture and Education visited our office in Berlin. The visit meant a fruitful and inspiring discussion that helped outline a common perspective between the European Parliament and ERIAC. We...

Peripheries Unite! Public debate

Peripheries Unite! With the occasion of 16 MAY – Day of Romani Resistance, we have opened a public discussion on cultural resistance, social justice and the potential of alliances across movements in Europe.   In the frame of ERIACNET4EU project, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) brought together the experts Emilia Roig...

PODCAST: “Making the Underrepresented Knowledge of Roma and Sinti More Visible Online”

Celebrating International Roma Day, the latest episode of the series “Wissen. Macht. Gerechtigkeit” (Knowledge. Power. Equity) is dedicated to Roma visibility. The series, a joint project of Wikimedia Deutschland and Deutschlandfunk Kultur, features inspiring discussions and breaks new grounds on previously underrepresented topics.   The rich history and diverse cultural production of Roma and Sinti...

Weaving Roma Cultural Heritage into the Fabric of Sustainable Development

BRINGING THE EU CLOSE TO ROMA: WEAVING ROMA CULTURE INTO THE FABRIC OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT by ERIACNET4EU. In the frame of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) of the European Union, ERIAC is leading the initiative ERIACNET4EU!  With the adoption of the new EU Roma Framework, the EU and its member states move...

Podcast: “Making the Underrepresented Knowledge of Roma and Sinti Visible” Goes Online on International Roma Day

On International Roma Day, the latest addition to the series “Wissen. Macht. Gerechtigkeit” (Knowledge. Power. Equity), a joint initiative of Wikimedia Deutschland and Deutschlandfunk Kultur will go online. The upcoming episode “Making the Underrepresented Knowledge of Roma and Sinti Visible” features ERIAC board member Gilda Horvath, alongside RomaniPhen director Isidora Randjelović and activist-director Simonida Selimović....

The Museum of Finnish Roma Culture

The Roots Roma singer Hilja Grönfors and film director Katariina Lillqvist started their cooperation in the late 1980s, during the annual Roma festival in Porvoo, a town on the southern coast of Finland. Grönfors was a regular performer there, and Lillqvist was curating the film section of the festival, as well as taking care of...

ERIAC launches the Barvalipe blog – So Nakhlo

ERIAC launches the Barvalipe blog – So Nakhlo with editors Dr. Adrian Marsh, Dr. Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka, Dr. Dezso Mate, and Dr. Maria Bogdan. The launch of the Barvalipe blog – So Nakhlo, marks the advent of a new initiative in the development of a ‘space’ for Romani ‘voices’ to be ‘heard’. Since the arrival of...

WEAVE

Widen European access to cultural communities via Europeana    WEAVE – Widen European Access to cultural communities Via Europeana project aims to develop a framework to link the tangible and intangible heritage of cultural communities, safeguarding the rich and invaluable cultural heritage which they represent. In particular, the project will aggregate over 5,000 new high-quality...