In the framework of the project ‘Pasostar ando Prastape – Breaking into a Gallop’ – An International Incubator for Rethinking and Innovation in Education about the Genocide of the Roma during the Nazi Era
(Mis)representation of Roma and Sinti
in education, museums, and memorials
April 7-8, 2025: An international workshop at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna (Austria)
TIME: April 7: 10:00-17:00 and April 8: 10:00-14:00.
VENUE: Anton Zeilinger Salon in the Academy’s main building (Doktor Ignaz Seipel Platz 2, 1010 Vienna)
The event will bring together experts, educators, and stakeholders from Austria, Germany, Serbia, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, and Hungary, to discuss teaching and learning about the genocide of the Roma and Sinti, and support the national implementation of the IHRA “Recommendations on Teaching and Learning about the Persecution and Genocide of the Roma during the Nazi Era.”
The Vienna meeting will focus on (mis)representation of Roma and Sinti in education, museums, and memorials. Participants will examine challenges identified by educators and propose strategies for improving the teaching of this history.
Organizers
- Terraforming (Serbia),
- Institute of Culture Studies / Austrian Academy of Sciences (IKW/ÖAW Austria),
- Centropa (Germany),
- TENET Center for Social Transformations (Ukraine),
- Intercultural Institute Timișoara (Romania)
Speakers
Distinguished speakers from Austria include Gerhard Baumgartner (former director of the Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance – DÖW), Moritz Wein (Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research), Florian Zeller (DÖW), representative of the Austrian Roma and Romnja Student Union, and Ljiljana Radonić (Austrian Academy of Sciences), as well as international experts such as Miško Stanišić (Serbia), director of Terraforming and chairman of the IHRA project on developing Recommendations on Teaching and Learning about the Persecution and Genocide of the Roma during the Nazi Era, Tetiana Storozhko (Ukraine), CEO of Tenet; Bas Kortholt (The Netherlands), a researcher at the Camp Westerbork Memorial Centre, and others.
As part of the Pasostar ando Prastape – Breaking into a Gallop project, this event is one of several workshops across Europe, fostering collaboration between teachers, policymakers, and educational institutions. The project aims to promote inclusive and innovative approaches to teaching the genocide of the Roma while addressing key challenges in the field.
Coming workshops
The coming workshops in June and October will take place at authentic sites of Nazi persecution:
- Westerbork/Amsterdam (The Netherlands) June 10-11, 2025; Topic: Roma Voices in Education and Memorialization
- Staro Sajmište/Belgrade (Serbia) October 7-8, 2025; Topic: Inclusive Education and Commemoration
Sign up below for the upcoming workshops as spaces are limited.
Supported by
The project is supported by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Grant Program and the Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft (EVZ) Foundation, with funding from the German Federal Foreign Office as part of the YOUNG PEOPLE Remember International program.
The event is co-hosted by the Institute of Culture Studies – Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna (Austria). Special thanks to PD Dr. Ljiljana Radonić.
We invite school teachers, museum educators, and other actors in the field of education, with or without experience in teaching about the persecution and genocide of the Roma and Sinti, to attend the workshop and contribute their perspectives and experiences as practitioners interested in education about the Holocaust and Nazi atrocities, and its impact on contemporary antigypsyism, racism and discrimination.
Sign up for the workshop
We invite school teachers, museum educators, and other actors in the field of education, with or without experience in teaching about the persecution and genocide of the Roma and Sinti, to attend the event in Vienna and contribute perspectives and experiences as practitioners interested in education about the Holocaust and Nazi atrocities.
- Fill in the form and attach your CV
- The event will be held in English.
- We will cover your travel and accommodation costs.
- We expect you to take an active part in the discussions.
- If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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