Malmö Stadsarkiv

What Malmö Stadsarkiv does

Romska Kulturcentret i Malmö (RKC) is a politically and religiously independent non-profit cultural organization (ideell förening) founded in 1998 in Malmö, Sweden. Its mission is to make Romani culture and the thousand-year history of Roma in Sweden visible to the general public, while providing Roma children, youth, and adults with opportunities to practice their cultural heritage and language. RKC delivers educational and cultural programming to schools, libraries, museums, and the broader public through a portfolio of more than fifteen distinct projects, including the Lungo Drom study-box program, language courses in Romani chib, craft revitalization (silverwork and jewelry), mobile exhibitions, the only preserved Roma wooden wagon in Sweden, five memorial monuments at former Roma camp sites in Skåne, and digital archives of oral histories and photographs.

RKC operates primarily as a project-based non-profit, with funding drawn from Swedish public institutions including Region Skåne, MUCF, Kulturrådet, Kultur Skåne, Malmö Stad, and Riksantikvarieämbetet. Most educational services — lectures, workshops, study visits, mobile exhibitions, and digital content — are provided free of charge to schools, libraries, and museums. A small supplementary revenue stream is generated through an e-commerce webshop selling Roma-themed merchandise (e.g., the book 'Romska smycken' at 299 SEK and Roma flags at 899 SEK). Distribution occurs via direct website booking nationwide, channel partner AV Media Skåne for study boxes, and through strategic collaborations with Hälsinglands museum, Regionmuseet Kristianstad, Malmö Konstmuseum, Svenska kyrkan, Konstfack, and Fridhems folkhögskola.

The organization is led by chairperson Monica Caldaras and national developer of Romani crafts Erland Kaldaras Nikolizsson. With approximately five employees, RKC maintains a lean operational footprint but leverages its 25+ years of accumulated cultural content, authentic insider perspective, and institutional partnerships as core assets. Programming reaches nationwide Sweden, with the Lungo Drom program alone having educated over 24,000 students between 2013 and 2019.

Name

Malmö Stadsarkiv

Legal name

Romska Kulturcentret i Malmö

Website

https://rkcmalmo.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Romska Kulturcentret i Malmö (RKC) is a Swedish non-profit founded in 1998 that delivers educational programs, exhibitions, language courses, and cultural preservation projects on Roma history and culture to schools, libraries, and museums nationwide, funded by Swedish public grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Education and Heritage Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Libraries and Archives (51921), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Centers & Community Cultural Organizations (BPAGAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural, Identity & Inclusion Programs (EDALAHAF), Accessibility, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) & Inclusive Content Services (EDAGAKAJ), Localization, Translation & Cultural Adaptation for Learning Content (EDAGAKAK)

Keywords

• Cultural education services
• Roma heritage preservation
• Educational outreach programs
• Museum exhibitions
• Language preservation courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Malmö

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Project Grants and Funding: RKC operates primarily as a non-profit organization funded through project grants from regional and national government bodies including Region Skåne, MUCF, Kulturrådet, and Kultur Skåne.
2. Webshop Sales: The organization sells Roma-themed merchandise including books (Romska smycken - 299 kr) and Roma flags (899 kr) through their webshop.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Romska Kulturcentret i Malmö (RKC) is a non-profit cultural organization that delivers educational programs, lectures, mobile exhibitions, workshops, language courses, and craft revitalization initiatives focused on Roma culture and history. It serves schools, libraries, museums, and cultural institutions across Sweden, and also sells Roma-themed merchandise through an online webshop.

Product overview

Romska Kulturcentret i Malmö (RKC) is a cultural organization offering a diverse portfolio of cultural and educational products and services focused on Roma culture and history. The organization operates as a unified cultural center with multiple interconnected programs including educational materials (Lungo Drom, Vi läser om romer, Jag läser på romani, Mina första sagor), language preservation initiatives (Språkkurs), craft revitalization (Romskt Hantverk), exhibitions (Romska Smycken, Romska Bilder, Digitalt Arkiv), historical preservation (Romsk Vagn, Romska Platser, Zigenarmissionen), community dialogue (Romska Röster), health prevention (Den Långa Vägen), and public programming (lectures, mobile exhibitions, workshops, music/dance performances, flamenco courses, cooking programs). The center also operates a web shop for Roma-themed merchandise. Services target schools, libraries, museums, and organizations, with a mission to make Roma culture and thousand-year history visible to the general public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lungo Drom: Educational study boxes and interactive role-play program teaching about Romani history and culture for school children. The program consists of study boxes filled with crafts, clothing and other items.

Products and services

• Lungo Drom (Den Långa Vägen) educational program Educational outreach program offering study boxes with crafts, clothing, and interactive role-play activities for school children to learn about Roma history, culture, and the current situation in Sweden and Europe.
• Vi läser om romer (We Read About Roma) Free downloadable pedagogical teaching material designed to increase knowledge about Roma people as a complement to education about Sweden's national minorities.
• Jag läser på romani (I Read in Romani) Educational material consisting of traditional Roma fairy tales presented in a modern form and short stories from Roma life, available in multiple Romani varieties including khelderash.
• Mina första sagor (Mure anglune paramitchi) A Roma fairy tale book serving as a widely used educational resource for teaching Romani chib, featuring traditional stories available in audio recordings in various Romani varieties.
• Språkkurs (Language Courses) Language courses for Roma children and youth to develop their own variety of Romani chib and learn new varieties, including five language courses and two language camps conducted with support from Region Skåne and Institutet för språk och folkminnen.
• Romskt Hantverk (Roma Crafts) Revitalization of Roma craftsmanship with Roma children and youth creating new designs inspired by traditional crafts including silverwork, jewelry making, and metalwork workshops.
• Romska Smycken (Roma Jewelry) exhibition and book Exhibition and book showcasing a thousand-year heritage of Roma jewelry from different time periods with rich history from around the world, including a digital exhibition available in Romani chib.
• Romska Bilder (Roma Pictures) National initiative to collect, identify, and digitize photographs of Roma in various contexts, creating a unique digital image database, in collaboration with Hälsinglands museum.
• Digitalt Arkiv (Digital Archive) Collection of older Roma people's stories and life histories preserved for future generations through audio and video recordings.
• Romsk Vagn - Romano Vurdon (Roma Wagon) exhibition Exhibition of Sweden's only preserved Roma wooden wagon, built in Sweden in the early 1940s, restored to original condition, available for museums and cultural institutions with accompanying exhibitions and lectures.
• Romska Platser (Roma Places) memorial monuments Memorial monuments at five locations in northeastern Skåne marking former Roma camp sites, unique in the world as the only monuments marking Roma settlement sites, with educational activities and guided tours.
• Romska Röster (Roma Voices) Dialogue meetings between Roma youth and the majority population in collaboration with the Swedish Church to increase understanding of how anti-Gypsyism affects everyday life, aiming to reduce prejudice against Roma.
• Den Långa Vägen (The Long Road) substance abuse prevention project Project to prevent substance abuse among Roma youth and young adults through education in collaboration with Föräldraföreningen Mot Narkotika (Parents' Association Against Narcotics).
• Zigenarmissionen (The Zigan Mission) traveling exhibition Traveling exhibition about the Zigan Mission organization that provided education to Roma children in tent schools during summer breaks, documenting the historical denial of schooling to Roma children until 1959.
• Flamenco dance courses Flamenco dance courses offered by the cultural center, designed to be simple and accessible to everyone, available as free online courses.
• Matlagning - So chas adjes (Cooking programs) Cooking programs where children, youth, and adults cook together, transforming simple ingredients into meals, distributed through YouTube video content.
• Lectures (Föreläsningar) on Roma culture and history Lectures offered by Sweden's most experienced lecturers on Roma culture, history, and current situation, available for booking at schools, libraries, and other venues nationwide.
• Mobile Exhibitions (Mobil Utställning) Mobile exhibitions ranging from simple screen exhibitions and roll-ups to authentic Roma wooden wagons, with accompanying lectures, music and dance programs.
• Workshops Various workshops aimed at creating increased knowledge about Roma culture and history, conducted at client premises or as needed.
• Music/Dance performances (Musik/Dans) Collaboration with several Roma music and dance groups offering entertainment for lectures and other occasions, available for booking throughout the country.
• Webbshop (Online Store) Online shop selling Roma-themed products including the book 'Romska smycken' (299 kr) and Roma flags (899 kr).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 24,000 students educated through Lungo Drom program 2013-2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hälsinglands museumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for Roma cultural preservation including the national initiative to collect, identify and digitize photographs of Roma. The museum stores donated photographs in secure facilities.
• Regionmuseet KristianstadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership creating and maintaining five memorial monuments at former Roma camp sites across Skåne. Also collaborated on Lungo Drom study boxes.
• Malmö KonstmuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for exhibitions showcasing Roma jewelry, crafts, and cultural heritage including the exhibition 'Romska smycken - hantverk, traditioner och ett sätt att leva'.
• Svenska kyrkan (Swedish Church)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'Romska röster' (Roma Voices) project creating dialogue between Roma youth and the general population through parish partnerships.
• Folkets Bio PanoraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue partner for Roma Culture Week events including film screenings, concerts, and performances during the annual cultural celebration.
• AV Media (Skåne)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Lungo Drom study boxes throughout Skåne region, making educational materials available to schools.
• KonstfackminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for Roma craft revitalization project including workshops and collaboration with Professor Anders Ljungberg on jewelry design education.
• Fridhems folkhögskolaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership hosting study visits and workshops for Roma craft education students.
• Föräldraföreningen Mot NarkotikaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'Den långa vägen' project to prevent substance abuse among Roma youth through education and parent groups.
• Malmö MuseerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Holocaust Remembrance Day events and educational programs about Roma history.
• Institutet för språk och folkminnen (Institute for Language and Folklore)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment institute providing support for Romani chib language preservation and language courses for Roma children and youth.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Romani Cultural and Aid Foundation (Hungary): Hungarian Roma cultural foundation offering cultural programming and educational materials; comparable as a Roma-focused non-profit with similar educational outreach and cultural preservation mission in a different country.
• European Roma Cultural Foundation: European-wide foundation supporting Roma arts and culture through grants, advocacy, and programs; comparable as a non-profit cultural organization focused on Roma cultural preservation and education but operating at supranational level.
• Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma: German-based documentation and cultural center for Sinti and Roma with similar mission of preserving history, combating antigypsyism, and providing educational programming; operates as a comparable national-level Roma cultural institution in a different geography.

Regional players

• Regionmuseet Kristianstad: Regional museum in Skåne that is a core partner with RKC on memorial monuments and Lungo Drom study boxes; comparable as a Swedish regional cultural institution delivering exhibitions and educational programming.
• ABF (Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund): Sweden's largest workers' educational association providing cultural programming, lectures, and educational materials; comparable as a Swedish non-profit cultural organization with similar mission of cultural education and community engagement.
• Folkets Hus och Parker: Swedish non-profit operating community cultural centers and venues nationwide; comparable as a Swedish cultural organization offering cultural programming and community engagement infrastructure.
• É Romani Glinda (Finland): Finnish Roma cultural organization with similar mission of Roma cultural education and identity preservation; comparable as a Nordic Roma-focused non-profit operating in a neighboring country.

Others

• Institutet för språk och folkminnen: Swedish government institute for language and folklore preservation that funds RKC's language courses; comparable as a Swedish institutional player focused on minority language preservation and cultural documentation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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