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The Romanian Cultural Foundation ( ro, Fundaţia Culturală Română) is a Romanian
non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
created in 1990 by writer
Augustin Buzura Augustin Buzura (; September 22, 1938 – July 10, 2017) was a Romanian novelist and short story writer, also known as a journalist, essayist and literary critic. A member of the Romanian Academy, he has been the president of the Romanian Cultural ...
, with the objective of stimulating cultural, artistic and scientific creations, promoting Romanian spiritual values in Romania and abroad, and fostering inter-cultural dialogue. In 2003 it has been reorganized under the newly established
Romanian Cultural Institute The Romanian Cultural Institute ( ro, Institutul Cultural Român, ICR), headquartered in Bucharest, was established in 2004 on the older institutional framework provided by the Romanian Cultural Foundation and before 1989 by the Institute for ...
. In 2004 it has been re-established as a private foundation with the same name. The foundation continues the work of the original ''Romanian Cultural Foundation'' (1990-2003).


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