Exhibition: Raymond Gurême – A path of memory and resistance
Exhibitions, 31 July - 1 August 2024; Venue: Auditorium Maximum of Jagiellonian University, Kraków
The exhibition features the life of the Holocaust survivor and member of the French resistance, Raymond Gurême (1925-2020). The purpose of this exhibition is twofold: to pay homage to Raymond and to “continue the path” that he traced. The path of memory is the one he took the last 15 years of his life to rescue from oblivion his story, that of his family and all those who could not speak or who have not been listened to. It is the story of more than 6,500 so-called “nomads”, who were arbitrarily detained in internment camps in France during the Second World War.
The path of resistance is that of his fight during the war and his commitment against all injustices throughout his life. The exhibition retraces the personal and family history of Raymond Gurême in the context of the global history of antigypsyism against Roma and “nomads / gens du voyage” in the 20th century in France. By drawing on Raymond’s emblematic life story, this history is brought to life and made accessible to the widest possible audience, especially the youth.
The exhibition is presented in cooperation with:
Graphic design and illustration: Vincent Devillard
Photo : Adèle Mauduit
Raymond Gurême - A path of memory and resistance
31 July 2024 - Exhibition: Raymond Gurême – A path of memory and resistance, Krakow
Copyright: Central Council of German Sinti and Roma / Łukasz Gągulski
Copyright: Central Council of German Sinti and Roma / Jarosław Praszkiewicz
Program 2024
Commemoration 2024
2 August 2024 – European Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti
O Lungo Drom (Długa Droga) ~ oratorium oparte na tekstach pisarzy i poetów Sinti i Roma ~
1 August 2024 – Krakow Philharmonic Hall
International Conference
“My testimony is for young people”
Passing on Memory for the Future
of Holocaust Remembrance and Education
31st of July – 1st of August 2024
Opening event
31 July 2024 – Auditorium Maximum of Jagiellonian University, Kraków
Exhibition: Raymond Gurême – A path of memory and resistance
31 July – 1 August 2024 – Auditorium Maximum of Jagiellonian University, Kraków