Jana and Vladimir Horváth

Jana Horváthová

Date and place of birth:

22 March 1967, Brno.

Current place of residence:

Brno, Czech Republic.

Education:

University – Masarýk University, Brno, subject history; later special study of museology.

Current job:

Manager of Specialists, Museum of Romany Culture.

Achievements in life and work:

In 1991 I founded (together with Ing. Karel Holomek, historian Bartolomej Daniel and PhDr. Eva Davidova) Museum of Romany culture in Brno.

In 1997 I initiated a project of a touring exhibition "E luma romane jakhenca" – The world through Romany eyes (all showpieces were part of a museum art collection). This exhibition was the first in the Czech Republic that introduced to the public an unknown phenomenon – Romany art.

In 1997 – cooperation with Nathan Beyrak and Film and sociology foundation – for the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington I helped to record interviews with Romany holocaust eyewitnesses. A teaching videos have been created out of these interviews.

Currently I manage in the museum all works concerning preparation of a permanent exhibition about Romany history and culture.

But the biggest success and happiness of my life are my two children

Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?

My present life only partly coincides with my girl’s dreams. But I feel very often that I am happy and in fact I do not have any reason to complain. Well, I mean as for my private life.

What are your plans for the future?

Plans? Yes, I have some, but I do not know whether I will put them into effect. I in fact flow on waves of life.

Life motto, credo, dreams...

I have more credos, but want to mention at least two of them: The more a man thinks of death, the more he improves the quality of his life. There is more truth in people than in words.

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Vladimir Horváth

Date and place of birth:

07 September 1970, Brno

Current place of residence:

Brno, Czech Republic

Education:

Higher. Medical Faculty of Masaryk University in Brno

Current job:

Surgeon

Achievements in life and work:

Beautiful marriage, happy family.