Name: Ma Bistrass – Lest We Forget
Start: 2024-12-13T15:30:00
End: 2024-12-13T17:30:00
Location: UNESCO Headquarters

Event

"Ma bistrass! - Lest we forget" exhibition inauguration

On the occasion of the UN International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime (9 December), UNESCO and the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ) are showcasing the exhibition, Ma Bistrass! - Lest We Forget, by Luigi Toscano - UNESCO Artist for Peace - featuring portraits of survivors of the genocide of the Roma and Sinti perpetrated by Nazi Germany, its allies and collaborators. The exhibition also includes interviews with survivors and descendants of survivors.

13 December 2024

Event

Ma Bistrass – Lest We Forget

13 December 2024 - 4:30 pm - 13 December 2024 - 6:30 pm

Location

UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France

Rooms :

Miro Hall 1-2-3

Type :

Opening of exhibition

Arrangement type :

In-Person

The exhibition will be open to the public and available for visiting at UNESCO from 5 to 19 December 2024. An inauguration ceremony of the exhibition will take place on Friday, 13 December 2024 at 16:30 in the Miro Hall at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

The ceremony will feature brief speeches and a guided walk through by Mr. Toscano. A light cocktail will follow in the Pas Perdus Room.

The inauguration will include speeches by:

Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO
Andrea Despot, Chief Executive Officer, EVZ Foundation
Kerstin Pürschel, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Germany to UNESCO
Luigi Toscano, UNESCO Artist for Peace

Attend the inauguration

Background

The exhibition is based on travels and encounters with survivors of the genocide and their families in Poland, Czech Republic and Ukraine. In collaboration with the EVZ Foundation and UNESCO, UNESCO Artist for Peace Luigi Toscano portrays the survivors and their relatives, whose stories and memories are captured in larger-than-life photographs and interviews. This exhibition is intended to send a strong signal against discrimination of the marginalized group of Sinti and Roma and to raise awareness for the recognition and appreciation of their community and culture.

Teaching about the Holocaust and genocide  

Global citizenship and peace education