Why Nuremberg Still Matters for Roma
As European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day approaches, we begin in Nuremberg. This article examines why the Nuremberg Trials remain significant in Roma historical memory and why passing this knowledge to future generations continues to matter.
Remembering the Roma Holocaust
As 2 August – European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day – approaches, the European Roma Cultural Foundation begins a series of reflections on the history and legacy of the Roma Holocaust.
Fluid Futures: What Can Hydrofeminism Teach Us About Cultural Power?
How might water change the way we think about culture, memory and artistic practice? This Future Studies editorial explores hydrofeminism, cultural power and unexpected conversations between contemporary art and ecological thought.
Resonant Roots (AT)Ausstellungs- und Forschungsprojekt zu den Beiträgen von Sinti*zze und Rom*nja zur europäischen Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte
Die Akademie der Künste präsentiert ab Herbst 2027 gemeinsam mit internationalen Partner*innen das Ausstellungs- und Forschungsprojekt “Resonant Roots”. Das Projekt untersucht den Einfluss der Kunst von Sinti*zze und Rom*nja auf die moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst und Kultur in Europa. Archivmaterial wird hierfür erforscht und neu interpretiert.
When Cinema Revisits a Silenced History: Romani Women, Memory and Justice
A new Czech feature film revisits the history of the forced sterilisation of Romani women in former Czechoslovakia, inviting reflection on memory, representation and historical justice. At ERCF, we see this conversation as part of a broader commitment to preserving marginalized histories through culture.
New publication by ERCF Board Member Angéla Kóczé explores Romani women’s experiences in neoliberal Europe
ERCF Board Member Angéla Kóczé’s new book explores the intersections of gender, race, structural violence and Romani women’s experiences in contemporary Europe. Published by Manchester University Press, it offers a major contribution to Romani Studies and feminist scholarship.
Tímea Junghaus Joins the Board of the Snétberger Music Talent Foundation
Tímea Junghaus has joined the Board of the Snétberger Music Talent Foundation, strengthening one of Europe's leading institutions supporting young Roma musicians and expanding opportunities for future generations through education, artistic excellence and cultural leadership.
Beyond Identity: Rethinking the Cultural Geography of Europe Through Curatorial Practice
What if Roma art is not a separate category, but a key to understanding the cultural geography of contemporary Europe? This ERCF Commentary explores how new regional collaborations are transforming the conversation.
Building a New Cultural Infrastructure Across Central and Eastern Europe
ERCF continues to expand its network across Central and Eastern Europe, developing new partnerships that connect artists, institutions and cultural initiatives through research, collaboration and transnational exchange.
Beyond Reform: Three Priorities for Hungary's Museum Future
As Hungary rethinks the future of its museum system, the European Roma Cultural Foundation argues that lasting reform requires more than institutional change. It also demands structural inclusion, cultural equality and meaningful representation of Roma heritage.
When a Museum Acquires More Than Art
Three works from Emília Rigová's acclaimed series The Place Where Nothing Will Grow Anymore (2025) have entered the Ludwig Museum Budapest Collection. The acquisition marks an important recognition of a powerful artistic practice addressing the history of forced sterilization of Roma women and its enduring consequences.
Ceija Stojka and the Art of Remembering
Austrian Romani artist, writer and Holocaust survivor Ceija Stojka transformed personal testimony into a powerful act of cultural remembrance. This ERCF Perspective explores how her work continues to shape conversations on memory, self-representation and cultural agency in Europe today.
What Pinot Gallizio Can Still Teach Us About Cultural Agency
From Situationist experimentation to contemporary cultural rights debates, Pinot Gallizio's legacy offers valuable insights into cultural agency, participation and self-representation. This ERCF Perspective reflects on what his work can teach us about building more democratic and inclusive cultural futures.
EU Joint Declaration on Culture Signals New Momentum for Cultural Rights and Agency
The first Joint Declaration on Culture signed by the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission highlights the growing importance of cultural rights, artistic freedom and cultural agency in Europe.
From Inclusion to Cultural Power: Roma Agency in European Cultural Policy
ERCF Executive Director Tímea Junghaus has published a new chapter in the volume Minority Policies and Governance in Europe. The publication explores how Roma cultural agency, self-representation, and power-sharing can reshape European cultural policy beyond traditional frameworks of inclusion.
Artist Mo Diener in the ERCF Residency
Mo Diener, performance and installation artist and founder of Switzerland's first Roma contemporary art collective, is in residence with ERCF in Budapest — working from the city and a shared table toward what comes next.
Dalan Fund supports ERCF Strategy Process
The Dalan Fund backs ERCF's new Roma feminist curatorial strategy — placing Roma women, feminist and queer voices at the centre of programming, funding, and decision-making in Budapest and beyond.
ERCF travels to Palais de Tokyo, Paris for Pauline Curnier Jardin`s Virages Vierges
ERCF joins Pauline Curnier Jardin's major exhibition at Palais de Tokyo - a practice rooted in Roma ancestry that reads the female body, ritual, and deviance as sites where other futures become possible. https://palaisdetokyo.com/en/exposition/virgin-turns/
TMU supports new ERCF research in contemporary art
Twenty years after the landmark 2006 survey, ERCF returns to the artists of Meet Your Neighbours — tracing their journeys and the new Roma talents emerging beside them across four countries.
ERCF joins ICOM Hungary
The European Roma Cultural Foundation has joined ICOM Hungary, the Hungarian National Committee of the International Council of Museums. We enter the museum field as members, with a seat where the terms of Hungarian museum practice are set, we will advocate Roma participation and for the conservation and visibility of Roma public collections in Europe.