More on the upcoming memorial on the site of the former concentration camp for Roma in Lety, in the Czech Republic.
In just one year, the Roma and Sinti Holocaust Memorial in Bohemia should stand in Lety u Písek. The company Protom, which won the tender, undertook to complete the monument in 345 days.
Minister of Culture for the ODS Martin Baxastated:
“It was an event that was forgotten for decades, now the construction of the memorial here in Lety has been inaugurated. It will create a place that will be a permanent reminder of what happens when we slacken in our efforts to defend the values of freedom and democracy.”
The construction of the monument will cost less than one hundred million crowns. The winner of the indoor and outdoor exhibition competition should be announced this month. The Museum of Roma Culture would like to open the monument in 2024. The German government has also promised the museum funding for the outdoor exhibition. Norwegian funds will also contribute 26.5 million crowns to the memorial.
- Romský památník v Letech u Písku bude stát už za rok. Finance přislíbila i německá vláda. In: Radio Prague International. 03.02.2023. https://cesky.radio.cz/romsky-pamatnik-v-letech-u-pisku-bude-stat-uz-za-rok-finance-prislibila-i-8774154
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