RomArchive

The RomArchive was established in 2015 as a digital repository of Romani culture. The German Federal Cultural Foundation was the largest initial sponsor, providing €3.75 million.^[1] The founders were Isabel Raabe and Franziska Sauerbrey.^[2] The project covers areas such as dance, film, literature and flamenco. Filmmaker Katalin Bársony curated a selection of 35 films which authentically present Romani culture, one being Taikon by Lawen Mohtadi.^[3] The visual arts collection is curated by Tímea Junghaus and photography by André Raatzsch.^[1] In total there are fourteen curators.^[4]

The archive contains 5,000 objects and is available in English, German and Romani.^[3] The Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma took over the sponsorship of the RomArchive in 2019, on International Romani Day.^[5] The same year, the archive won a European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage.^[6] In 2020, it also won a Grimme-Preis.^[7]

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