The launch of the Perpetual Gypsy Pavilion is a response to a twofold crisis. While 2007 saw the acclaimed first Roma Pavilion in Venice, the planned Roma Pavilion in 2009 was canceled at very short notice. This unfortunate situation is made all the more acute by the fact that in 2009, the Venice Biennale is taking place amid extreme violations of the human rights of Romani People (Gypsies) in Italy and in other European countries. The Perpetual Gypsy Pavilion is a long-term response to this situation. It is a traveling pavilion mobile, inaugurated at the Venice Biennale 2009.