On the evening of 1 October, under the dome of the Romanian Athenaeum, the emblematic building of the national cultural spirit, nearly 700 guests attended the presentation of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards by Alexandrion Foundation, in tribute to and recognition of the values of Romanian culture.
Cultural projects have always been, and remain, a priority of Alexandrion Foundation. We constantly show our support and appreciation for the values of culture through everything we do and everything we set out to do in the future. In this way we kept our promise and have reached this year’s sixth edition of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards. They are meant to promote the values and vision of a great ruler who kept the peace in the country for 25 years and who was a great supporter of art, science and culture. At the same time, these distinctions are offered to honour the values of Romanian culture and the personalities who have pursued a universally acknowledged career. The laureates of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards come from all fields of culture, art and science – be it literature, history, music, theatre or film, architecture, medicine or economics. In 2018, the 5th Bucharest edition of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards was held under the sign of the Centenary of the Union of 1918, at the Royal Palace (the National Museum of Art of Romania). The Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards for the Diaspora 2019 were held in Paris on 28 May 2019. They are dedicated to talented Romanians who have chosen to work and develop outside the borders of our country. Also since 2018, these Awards have gone worldwide. We crossed the Ocean and organised, at the New York Public Library in the USA, a major event entitled the “Constantin Brâncoveanu International Gala”. The distinctions presented there were for cultural and scientific personalities from around the world. In addition, we continue to organise the Alexandrion Trophies, the Foundation’s tribute to the athletes who achieved outstanding performances in the previous year. I renew my promise that we will continue the tradition of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards galas in Romania, in the diaspora and across the Ocean, as we have until now.
Nawaf Salameh, Founding Chairman of Alexandrion Group and Alexandrion Foundation
“Nawaf Salameh” Scholarship: The “Nawaf Salameh” Scholarship has already become a tradition – each year a pupil from the school in the commune of Brâncoveni receives this award in recognition of outstanding academic results.
