Celebrate Roma Day at museum

10/04/2012 - CELEBRATE International Roma Day by finding out more about the community and its connections to Peterborough.
The Community Partnership Group (COMPAS) is organising the celebration in partnership with Vivacity at Peterborough Museum, in Priestgate, on Sunday, April 15.
It will start at 1.30pm with a procession from Cathedral Square to the museum - with the event being opened by a speech from the Mayor of Peterborough councillor Paula Thacker.
At the museum there will be a range of different crafts for families to try and displays about Peterborough’s Roma Gypsy community.
Entry will be free and the event will run from 2pm to 4pm.
Among those performing at the event will be internationally-renowned singer Jozka Bartos who will sing the Roma hymn Gelem Gelem.
Petr Torak, project coordinator for COMPAS, said: “We are very excited to be hosting an International Roma Day event in the newly refurbished Peterborough Museum.
“It will be a unique opportunity for people to learn more about the Roma culture, and for the community to jointly celebrate this significant day.”
International Roma Day has been celebrated by Roma people around the world since 1990 to promote their culture.
 

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