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‘The “Roma Art label” could become a really important way of reclaiming our practice, reclaiming our art history, reclaiming our culture.’
Ethel Brooks
‘We need to decolonise existing knowledges and start writing Roma history with Roma voices.’
Timea Junghaus
‘You cannot fight racism without making reference to history and arts.’
Nicoleta Bitu
‘People forget that there are many kinds of Roma music that don’t fit common stereotypes at all.’
Petra Gelbart
‘It is a basic human right to have access to your own culture.’
Timea Junghaus
‘Roma women activists are fighting very strongly for the rights of the Roma people as a whole.’
Anna Mirga-Kruszelicka
‘Resistance remains a recurring element across the Roma aesthetic.’
Daniel Baker
‘As a historian I hope that we show the most objective picture possible of ourselves, because our history is beautiful the way it really is, even though it has been difficult.’
Jana Horváthová

Roma: Who Are We?

By Nicoleta Bitu

We Roma are first and foremost human beings, just like all other human beings. Unfortunately, we have not always been treated as such in history, nor are we even now.
Idea - Advisory Board - Team

RomArchive, the Digital Archive of the Roma, makes arts and cultures of Roma visible, illustrating their contribution to European cultural history. Through narratives told by Roma themselves, RomArchive creates a reliable source of knowledge that is internationally accessible on the internet, thereby countering stereotypes and prejudices with facts.
Archive Sections and Curators

The archive sections are curated exemplary collections. An international team of 14 curators determined the content of the archive and selected artistic contributions for the archive...
RomArchive Ethical Guidelines*

The aim of RomArchive is to foster the process of deconstruction and reconstruction of Romani history, arts, and cultures. New narratives of both the past and present need to be created and preserved for future generations.
Collection Policy

RomArchive respects the diversity among Roma. All sections will try to prevent homogenization and essentialization of the Romani identity by covering as many artistic expressions as possible.
Frequently Asked Questions | FAQ

RomArchive is a digital archive for Roma arts and cultures. It archives works from all genres and augments them with contemporary documents and scholarly appraisals. Each section of the Archive is the responsibility of its respective curatorial team, who have also selected the contents.