European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture stands in Berlin as an international creative hub for Roma arts and culture. The institute dates from 2017, a joint foundation by the Council of Europe, the Open Society Foundations and Roma leaders. Its aim is simple: raise Roma self-esteem and break down the stereotypes that surround them.

Inside, exhibitions, conferences and cultural events set Roma history beside work by contemporary Roma artists. Artists gain a platform there to show their work and to reach a much broader audience. Transnational by design, the place lets ideas cross borders and cultural domains. The building is wheelchair accessible, so the whole programme stays open to every visitor.

Then there is the Roma Holocaust Voices Fellowship, which supports work that brings Roma testimonies to light. Its projects take the form of transcription, translation and new creative work, testimony kept in the words of those who lived it.