Knowledge Production

Within the JEKHIPE project – Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future: New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism (JEKHIPE), the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) contributed a distinct epistemological and methodological perspective, one that foregrounds cultural memory, artistic practice, and self-representation as essential components in addressing antigypsyism.   JEKHIPE, funded under the European Commission’s...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is releasing the masterclass Roma Culture and Arts as Political Practice in Czechoslovakia, with Nikola Ludlová, produced in the framework of the project Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future: New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism (JEKHIPE).   This masterclass examines how Roma culture and the arts have...

On 8 April, marking International Roma Day, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) joined the Youth Department of the Council of Europe and the Roma and Travellers Division in Strasbourg for the Roma Youth Together 2026 seminar. The three-day event convened Roma youth from across Europe to engage in dialogue, exchange practices,...

The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies and the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) are pleased to announce the 2026 edition of the Roma Holocaust Voices Fellowship. This fellowship is designed to support Roma creators in the development of public-facing creative projects that critically engage with historical testimonies and situate them within...

With the long-term goal of strengthening an open, rights-based, democratic, equal, and inclusive society in the EU through culture and cultural diplomacy, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) invites applications from its EU-based member organisations.   The call supports initiatives that challenge negative narratives about Roma in Europe and boost self-esteem within...

Across Europe, the marginalization of Roma communities remains underrepresented in public debate and often overlooked in policy discussions. To address this gap, JEKHIPE project partners are releasing a series of infographics designed to communicate these realities by presenting research findings in a clear and accessible visual format. Grounded in 2025 findings from partner countries (Romania,...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is releasing the masterclass Antigypsyism in Germany: Historical Continuities, Civil Rights Movement, Scholarship, and Artistic Resistance, with Silas Kropf produced in the framework of the project Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future: New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism (JEKHIPE). This masterclass builds on his professional and academic expertise...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is releasing the masterclass Antigypsyism in Sweden and Romani Interventions, with Samanta Selimovic, based on a research paper authored by Samanta Selimovic and Jan Selling, produced in the framework of the project Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future: New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism (JEKHIPE).   This masterclass,...

For centuries, Roma communities have been foundational to the economic, political, and artistic fabric of Europe, yet they remain systematically sidelined in national narratives. Effective communication is not about speaking for Roma communities, but about ensuring Roma are the primary authors of their own stories. Beyond aesthetics, Roma cultural production serves as a powerful tool...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is releasing the masterclass Anti-Gypsyism, Resistance, and Cultural Memory: A Critical Perspective from Spain, with Fernando Ruiz Molina, produced in the framework of the project Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future: New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism (JEKHIPE).   For centuries, the Romani people in Spain have navigated...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is releasing the masterclass Antigypsyism in Italy through the History of the Roma Civil Rights Movement, with anthropologist Federica Scrimieri, produced in the framework of the project Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future: New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism (JEKHIPE).   This masterclass analyzes Italian antigypsyism from...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) together with its project partners — Jaw Dikh Foundation (Poland), Women for the Future Association / Independent Theater Hungary (Hungary), Media Voice (Slovakia), and ARA ART (Czech Republic) — invites applications from young Roma individuals (aged 18–35) to participate in the international project Shared Histories, Shared...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is releasing the masterclass Prince Ștefan Răzvan: The Construction and Deconstruction of a Roma Hero in the Context of Romanian History and National Memory, with historian Adrian-Nicolae Furtună, produced in the framework of the project Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future: New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism...

ERIAC is pleased to host the book launch and German language presentation of The Roma: A Travelling History. The author, Madeline Potter, will be present and in conversation with Dr. Anna Mirga Kruszelnicka, Executive Director of ERIAC. This event is organized in partnership with Ullstein Publishing House and the Romanian Cultural Institute (RKI) in Berlin....

On 20 February 2026, Romania marks 170 years since the official abolition of Roma slavery in the Romanian Principalities. The act signed in 1856 brought an end to more than five centuries of enslavement of Roma people in Wallachia and Moldavia. Between 1385 and 1856, Roma were legally treated as property. They were owned by...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) will take part in Cafe Kyiv 2026, one of Germany’s largest event dedicated to Ukraine, with the panel Roma Identity in Wartime, on February 23. The session, which brings forward first-hand perspectives of Ukrainian Roma affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine, is organized in collaboration with...

Public Announcement: ERIAC Executive Leadership Transition Berlin, 5 January 2026   The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is completing a planned transition in its executive leadership, following a period of institutional renewal and strategic development.   Over the past year, ERIAC has undertaken significant governance renewal, including the reconstitution of its governing...

Demonstrating their continued commitment to amplifying Roma and Sinti voices in Holocaust remembrance, European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) and the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies have selected the recipients of the 2025 Roma Holocaust Voices Fellowship. This year’s Creative Fellowship is awarded to filmmaker Lisa Smith, while the Academic Fellowship goes...