Pomniki zgładzonych Romów Europy

The article presents selected monuments from Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia commemorating the Roma People of Europe exterminated during the Second World War. These monuments are located mostly on the sites of former concentrations camps for Gypsies, where they were killed or from which they were deported to death camps established by the German authorities in occupied Poland. It is based on material gained by the author through interviewing their makers and patrons, and contains descriptions and analysis of the works derived from numerous viewings in situ. The article is linked to an extensive research project focused on diverse works of art in open spaces of Europe commemorating civilian victims of the Nazi regime in the years 1939–1945.