Gypsy Roma Traveller Leeds
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Exhibition of the works of Roma embroidery artist
Marketa Sestakova
1 July - 9 August
Thackray Museum
Marketa Sestakova was born 17 January 1952, in Rokycany (Czech Republic). She grew up in a children’s home following the sudden death of her mother. Later during a search for her roots she discovered the world of the Roma.
She lost her job in the early 1990s and so was able to devote more time to her artistic passion – embroidered depictions of Roma life.
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Thackray Museum,
141 Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7LN
0113 244 4343
Also see:
International Roma artist Ferdinand Koci has an exhibtion at Sevenarts as part of Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month 2010.
Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month
GRTHM was created to celebrate the achievements of Europe’s largest and most misunderstood ethnic minority. The Travelling communities have come together, with central government backing, to celebrate their achievements, their culture and their history.
This exhibition is part of the Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month celebrations in Leeds.