„Romanistan. Crossing Spaces in Europe“ is an antiracist cultural cooperative project organised by Roma cultural associations in the European Union and in cooperation with IG Kultur Österreich. The focus is the deexotification of Roma cultural work. It is essential that cultural work by Roma cease to be defined by others as simply folklore or traditional culture and instead be recognised, supported and sustained as an emancipatory form of cultural work. The key goal is to take Roma cultural work out of isolation and create opportunities for participation and to clear space for Roma cultural work to become part of the European cultural landscape.This should happen without the attribution of Roma as an homogeneous group, which would lead again into the ethnic trap.In this project we literally walk through different rooms of the „House of Europe“ hoping to find and define a place. Starting with the “reception hall”, where we base ourselves. Here we begin with workshops and debates within the different Roma communities and have a kick-off conference in Vienna.In the “kitchen” of the “House of Europe” and the “dining room” the artistic work is placed.1.“Mapping Vienna. Barcelona. Berlin” internet intervention with interviews, videos, sound walks, acoustic images, blogs etc. 2. “Zukunftsmaschine” photo exhibition inpublic space.3. Festival “Viva la Cultura Roma!” in Barcelona 4. Artists´Think Tank, workshops and artists activities in Berlin. 5. European Conference on Art in Barcelona.After that we proceed to the “library”: The scientific monitoring overall project, our “Satellites”, who observe the project from the start, give feedback and their on the results. We will also enter the “TV-parlour” and watch the products: videos, websites, publications, CDs and DVDs. In the end we will “clean the rooms”. This part is dedicated to ensure the firm establishment of the discursive shift, intercultural exchanges and transnational cooperations. Final conference in Berlin