Memory of the Holocaust of Roma and Sinti. International program for educators and museum professionals

On 24-27 June 2024, the first of three workshops commemorating the Holocaust of the Roma and Sinti took place in Brno. The programme included a visit to the Holocaust Memorial of Roma and Sinti in Hodonín u Kunštátu and the only joint memorial of Jews and Roma located in Brno. The Museum of Romani Culture hosted the workshop. Future workshops will take place in Berlin and Warsaw. The goal of the program is to prepare teachers and museum professionals to work with this topic, and to further educate society. Dana Gabaľová is participating in the workshops on behalf of the Terezín Initiative Institute. She has been working with this topic for a long time, among other endeavors as a curator and co-author of the first version of the exhibition "Lety - The Story of a Forgotten Genocide".

With the new insights from the workshop, our institute will be able to better integrate this part of history into our educational programs, as well as provide a more holistic picture of the impact of the collapse of democracy in Europe in the mid-20th century. A deeper understanding of the contemporary context contributes to an understanding of the importance of human rights and democracy. In this way we are able to help build an understanding of the current situation and to raise a more educated and engaged society.

The workshop series is organised by the partners Towards Dialogue Foundation and POLIN Musuem(PL), Museum of Roma Culture (CZ) and ERIAC - European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (DE).

The next workshop in Berlin is next week.

The author of the picture is Dana Gabaľová

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