Baranka-Park memorial ceremony on 20 May 2014

 
in German:
Baranka-Park-Gedenkfeier am 20. Mai 2014

Project

 

Description

The event will take place in the Baranka Park (Hellerwiese) in the 10th District of Vienna. The Baranka Park memorial ceremony aims to encourage residents of Vienna to remember the Roma and Sinti who were deported by the Secret State Police in 1941. Many artists are making musical and cultural contributions to the ceremony. This year, on the 6th anniversary, the first twelve stones of remembrance will be opened in the Baranka Park.

in German:
Die Feier wird im Baranka-Park (Hellerwiese) im 10. Bezirk in Wien stattfinden. Die Baranka-Park-Gedenkfeier hat zum Ziel, in Wien lebende Menschen an die Roma und Sinti, die von der Gestapo im Jahr 1941 verschleppt wurden, zu erinnern. Viele Künstler tragen musikalisch und kulturell zum Fest bei. Heuer, zum 6. Jahrestag, werden auch die ersten zwölf Gedenksteine im Baranka-Park eröffnet.

Applicant

Voice of Diversity/Association for the Promotion of Minority Art and Culture in Austria: Roma and Sinti

in German:
Voice of Diversity/Verein zur Förderung von Kunst und Kultur der Minderheiten in Österreich, Schwerpunkt: Roma und Sinti

Website

Location

Austria | show on map

Approved

03 Jul 2014

Category

Remembrance event

Type

Commemoration / remembrance

Funding

National Fund budget

Please note

The project contents and descriptions are based primarily on the submissions of the project applicants. These submissions are edited for publication and translated into English. Although it is subjected to rigorous checks, the National Fund does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided.