A new Center for the Roma and Sinti is going to be established in Prague. The Museum of Romani Culture is building the facility in the Dejvice neighborhood, where it will be housed in a First Republic-era villa.
The center will offer concerts, exhibitions by Romani artists, film screenings and lectures. The program will focus not just on the history of the Roma, but also on the current position of this minority and on coexistence with the majority society.
The leadership of the museum gave a presentation yesterday on the future institution in Prague. It is currently scheduled to open on 1 March 2023.
"The center will offer room for Romani people from all over the republic and from different groups to gather. However, it is not just for Romani people, it is for the general public. We are counting on holding intercultural events here, debates about contemporary coexistence. That is one of the important aspects of the project. We are promising to enter into dialogue with the public here. We are promising a shift in relationships," museum director Jana Horváthová told the Czech News Agency.
