Balkanism at the V&A Museum
The founder of Balkanism, Arbër Qerka-Gashi, was given the opportunity to deliver a lecture exploring Balkan material culture in the V&A collection.
Click the link to find out more about what he presented.
Diasporic Memory
These photos were produced as a series of images produced last year focused at exploring diaspora memory.
Romanian Waist Jacket
Found in the Britain, Europe and Prehistory Department at the British Museum (not currently on display). Made between the 1970s-2000.
Sounds of Memory
Various images of my mothers family placed inside the traditional 'Def' instrument popular in Balkan, Middle Eastern and Central Asian cultures.
Friendship
Copyright & Description: An image from 1912 with a caption describing these men as being of Serb ethnicity from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photographer: Léon Busy.
Aromanian communities
Copyright & Source: This image was taken by Luigi Pellerano and included in the February 1931 issue of the National Geographic.
Palestinian mother and child - a symbol of resistance - solidarity from the Balkans
Source: Before Their Diaspora, A Photographic History of the Palestinians 1878-1948, Walid Khalidi
Afro-Albanians in Focus
The image above is said to have been titled “The Black Arnaut” (most sources related to this image were titled this way, please do reach out to us, if you find any information that presents otherwise).
The history of Shabbatei Zevi
The history of Shabbatei Zevi, the man who believed himself to be the Messiah.
Kosovo Independence as inherently Anti-Colonial
Negating the colonial systems present in the history of Kosovo throughout the 20th century is deeply problematic.
Remembering Srebrenica
The Srebrenica genocide was an act of systematic murder that saw the death of over 8,000+ Bosniak boys and men, perpetrated by the Bosnian Serb army.
The Albanians of N.Macedonia
Presenting Balkan Identities continues, and today we are focusing on the Albanians of N.Macedonia.
New Wave in Belgrade
This time in Yugoslavia was labelled as the “New Wave,” where diverse music, fashion and art exploded on the Yugoslav scene.
Enough of Anti-Romani Sentiment
Discrimination against the Romani community has a very long history in the Balkans and its cultures.
