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:

• Fnasat – Gens du Voyage,
• Médiathèque Matéo Maximoff,
• La Voix des Rroms,
• Dikh He Na Bister

Graphic design and illustration: Vincent Devillard

Photo : Adèle Mauduit