Museum Of Romani Culture
Museum Of Romani Culture
4.5
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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The Museum of Romani Culture was founded in 1991 as a non-profit organisation at the initiative of Roma intellectuals. Since 2005, the Museum of Romani Culture has become a state contributory organization of Ministry of Culture. It is an unique institution worldwide. Since the beginning, the Museum has primarily built collection funds (25 000 collection items) documenting the Romani culture and history. The original historical items – part of the collection are presented in the permanent exhibition called The Story of the Roma / Le Romengero drom. Apart from the permanent exhibition, the Museum offers a wide range of temporary exhibitions to the public. It also organizes the public events – the annual Museum Night, lectures and meetings, concerts or books promotions. The Museum of Romani Culture is also the administrator of the memorials in former so called gypsi camps Lety u Písku and Hodonín u Kunštátu.
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Ágnes K
Budapest, Hungary192 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
I learned a lot from both the permanent (history of the Romani people) and the temporary (Romani music) exhibition. They are a little bit exoticizing and othering the Roma, but I see that this is hard to avoid when wanting to present a diverse culture to potentially ignorant outsiders like myself. We come with too little background knowledge. A more practical and maybe bigger problem is that the museum is overwhelming, hard to take in because of too many objects and too much text crowded in a small space with poor lighting. With the written English guide it is very hard to follow the permanent exhibition, which description belongs where (maybe I should have chosen the audio guide), but it seems that the Czech inscriptions are also so many and crowded on so small surfaces that it seems hard to take in even if you read Czech.
Written February 28, 2020
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Tourist19224
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Sep 2022
Everything about this museum impressed me--the creative and engaging design of the exhibits, the variety of interesting objects, photos and videos, informative audio guide and captioning, and last but not least the staff, who were open, friendly and helpful. As a fan of Romany music, I've read a lot about Romany culture, but this museum still offered new things for me to learn. The wooden plaques and scrolls showing a "dialogue" between Romany and non-Romany people is a great idea. Care and attention was obviously given to making the exhibits engaging for children and I hope all of the regional schools bring their students to visit!
Written September 17, 2022
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Robert O
Rotterdam, The Netherlands3,764 contributions
Jun 2017 • Solo
The Romani people started moving from India towards Europe approximately 1000 years ago. They have been part of the European constellation for centuries. Still few Europeans -including myself- know anything about them and are mainly guided by prejudice.
The museum is providing a vivid account of the culture of the Romani in Europe, as well as its repression. At one point in history -under Habsburg rule- it was allowed to kill Romani men! All Romani were outlawed. Other rulers like Maria Theresia, but also the communist authorities after 1948 tried to assimilate the Romani. Like the Jews Hitler tried to exterminate the Romani all together.
A very tragic history - well documented and linked to the present.
Entrance fee: 80 Crowns (students and people over 60 - 40 Crowns) includes an audio device (in Englis or German).
The museum is located in a neighborhood where many Romani live.
The museum is providing a vivid account of the culture of the Romani in Europe, as well as its repression. At one point in history -under Habsburg rule- it was allowed to kill Romani men! All Romani were outlawed. Other rulers like Maria Theresia, but also the communist authorities after 1948 tried to assimilate the Romani. Like the Jews Hitler tried to exterminate the Romani all together.
A very tragic history - well documented and linked to the present.
Entrance fee: 80 Crowns (students and people over 60 - 40 Crowns) includes an audio device (in Englis or German).
The museum is located in a neighborhood where many Romani live.
Written June 18, 2017
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Dear Robert,
thank you very much for your message. We are happy that museum brought you some information about history of Romani people.
Written June 21, 2017
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debbieconsett
Consett, UK84 contributions
Jul 2016 • Family
We knew very little about Romany history and culture before our visit and the museum was astonishing. There was information about everything from the origins of the Roma community to current cultural references. We felt that this was a museum of international importance in documenting the history of people who have been oppressed and misunderstood. Though outside the immediate centre of Brno, it is quite easy to get to - 20 minute walk and on bus route. English audio guide was extremely clear and informative. Staff were helpful.,
Written August 13, 2016
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zippy608
Gold Canyon, AZ2,090 contributions
Aug 2015 • Couples
The only thing that I really knew about the Romani people before visiting this museum is what I had read about them and their extermination during the Holocaust. The museum does a fantastic job telling the history of the Romani people.
It is located in the center of the local Romani community. It takes approx. 2 hours to go through with the audio guide. You will learn everything from where they originated, to their customs and beliefs, their persecutions, and how they live today. There are lots of items on display. I was a bit disappointed that they didn't have any Romani items available for sale. Aside from that, if you are in Brno I highly recommend visiting this museum to learn about the fascinating culture of the Romani people.
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It is located in the center of the local Romani community. It takes approx. 2 hours to go through with the audio guide. You will learn everything from where they originated, to their customs and beliefs, their persecutions, and how they live today. There are lots of items on display. I was a bit disappointed that they didn't have any Romani items available for sale. Aside from that, if you are in Brno I highly recommend visiting this museum to learn about the fascinating culture of the Romani people.
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Written September 7, 2015
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DellaJane
Irving, TX14 contributions
Jul 2015 • Solo
No photos allowed. No written English translations - just the hand held voice guide. It was disappointing. I hoped to see a wagon & clothing - more "stuff" & less writing. Souvenirs? One dusty case.
Written August 1, 2015
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Jaakko K
Viitasaari, Finland10 contributions
Sep 2014 • Solo
I visited Roma Culture Museum today and the experience was very pleasant. It gives good overall understanding of Roma history, culture and the issues Roma population has been facing through the centuries.
The ticket to the museum costs around 2.20€ and with that price I got an English speaking guide with me. I'd like to point out here that I was alone, not in a group and I got a guide. So he took me through the museum and explained everything, answering patiently to my questions along the way. I've never had such a good service with that price.
Highly recommended attraction!
The ticket to the museum costs around 2.20€ and with that price I got an English speaking guide with me. I'd like to point out here that I was alone, not in a group and I got a guide. So he took me through the museum and explained everything, answering patiently to my questions along the way. I've never had such a good service with that price.
Highly recommended attraction!
Written September 16, 2014
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timystic
Edinburgh, UK9 contributions
Oct 2019
I spent a few days with a friend living right next to the Museum so decided to visit.
It was an eye-opening experience into the history of the Roma peoples, and their experience, culture and oppressions under various Czech governments. I appreciated the resilience of the Roma peoples in spending centuries travelling across Europe, the beautiful connections of their crafts and music and dance - and their fall out with the Catholic Church for simply believing in a different form of Christianity (which ultimately caused the worst oppressions in Europe). Up until relatively recently - the Roma holocaust and the forced assimilation under Soviet/Communist rule. Considering I saw racism against the Roma in Brno myself, this context was really important.
If you are passing through Brno or visiting, please visit. It should take you about 2 hours to go through the whole thing (There is an audio guide in English but you can also pick up a book at the front of the exhibit which has the same descriptions).
It was an eye-opening experience into the history of the Roma peoples, and their experience, culture and oppressions under various Czech governments. I appreciated the resilience of the Roma peoples in spending centuries travelling across Europe, the beautiful connections of their crafts and music and dance - and their fall out with the Catholic Church for simply believing in a different form of Christianity (which ultimately caused the worst oppressions in Europe). Up until relatively recently - the Roma holocaust and the forced assimilation under Soviet/Communist rule. Considering I saw racism against the Roma in Brno myself, this context was really important.
If you are passing through Brno or visiting, please visit. It should take you about 2 hours to go through the whole thing (There is an audio guide in English but you can also pick up a book at the front of the exhibit which has the same descriptions).
Written October 19, 2019
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Master Jonjon
London, UK344 contributions
Dec 2018 • Solo
As convenient ‘outsiders’ to blame problem X and disguise policy Y. A visit to which pushes films towards unexpected directions through a revelation of arcane knowledge, fixes plot holes, or simply strikes up a character-building conversation concerning science vs. mysticism.
And these are the ‘Gypsies’ (i.e. Egyptians, as what Europeans thought they were), or ‘Romani’ for a more respectable term. A museum on the Romani is a theme so rare that you’ll hardly come across one throughout any of your trips to Europe. And here we’re set in their shoes starting with a migration from India to Asia Minor 300-1000 A.D., followed by spreading across Europe for another couple of hundred years.
As you start your visit on the first floor: remember to stop right away! For to your left is an English booklet explaining every part of the hall. It’s numbered so you’ll see the matching Czech texts on the walls, assuring you that you haven’t missed much (except for the exhibits’ captions). As the Romani entered Europe, they started to disguise as pilgrims from Egypt – which helped with the sympathizing. But then every time we see records of the group, it is when trouble has stroke for for a long time they have never written down their history and the only sources we get to read are thus from the 'local' European communities. Instead, their rich history has been passed down the generations orally, and from both we could thus reconstruct what has happened throughout this diversifying and mysterious community.
The Romani are service-providers. They are skilled craftsmen and workers – enslaved by the Turkish Empire because of their great skills – as well as musicians and caterers and event organizers for things such as funerals.
The third floor has a few doctors’ offices. Unless this is also a hospital, the curation seems to be accompanied by ongoing research.
~master jonjon
And these are the ‘Gypsies’ (i.e. Egyptians, as what Europeans thought they were), or ‘Romani’ for a more respectable term. A museum on the Romani is a theme so rare that you’ll hardly come across one throughout any of your trips to Europe. And here we’re set in their shoes starting with a migration from India to Asia Minor 300-1000 A.D., followed by spreading across Europe for another couple of hundred years.
As you start your visit on the first floor: remember to stop right away! For to your left is an English booklet explaining every part of the hall. It’s numbered so you’ll see the matching Czech texts on the walls, assuring you that you haven’t missed much (except for the exhibits’ captions). As the Romani entered Europe, they started to disguise as pilgrims from Egypt – which helped with the sympathizing. But then every time we see records of the group, it is when trouble has stroke for for a long time they have never written down their history and the only sources we get to read are thus from the 'local' European communities. Instead, their rich history has been passed down the generations orally, and from both we could thus reconstruct what has happened throughout this diversifying and mysterious community.
The Romani are service-providers. They are skilled craftsmen and workers – enslaved by the Turkish Empire because of their great skills – as well as musicians and caterers and event organizers for things such as funerals.
The third floor has a few doctors’ offices. Unless this is also a hospital, the curation seems to be accompanied by ongoing research.
~master jonjon
Written February 9, 2019
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Raymond W
Townsville, Australia4,564 contributions
May 2017 • Couples
As someone who knew next to nothing about Romani culture and history, I was very pleased to discover this museum. It did a fine job of filling me in on the origins of the Romani people, their unique culture and their long history of persecution and exploitation in Europe.
The captions are all in Czech but for English speakers, the entrance fee includes an audio guide which is very comprehensive. It covers everything from customs, belief and language to their stories during the Nazi genocide of World War Two.
The museum costs a very reasonable 80 Czech crowns.
The captions are all in Czech but for English speakers, the entrance fee includes an audio guide which is very comprehensive. It covers everything from customs, belief and language to their stories during the Nazi genocide of World War Two.
The museum costs a very reasonable 80 Czech crowns.
Written May 21, 2017
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