Open Gala

Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards are offered annually by Alexandrion Foundation since 2014 and have the purpose to gratify the lifetime work and dedication of the highbrows in Romania and abroad, who contributed to the development of various knowledge fields. Important works from the fields of science, history, culture, music and arts in our country are rewarded, in a symbolic manner, with trophies, original bronze works, made by the sculptor Ioan Bolborea. Additionally, every winner chosen by the jury receives from the organizer, Alexandrion Foundation, a sponsorship to implement a project.

Why the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards?

The idea of organizing the gala to honour Romanian cultural values belongs to the president of the Alexandrion Foundation, Nawaf Salameh. He was rewarded by the blissful patriarch Daniel, patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, with “The Order and Medal of the Brâncoveni Holy Martyrs” after Alexandrion Foundation contributed substantially to the re-editing by the Romanian Patriarchate of the “Bucharest Bible”. Thus the distinction offered by the majors of the Romanian Church inspired the president Nawaf Salameh to give in turn and the martyr voivode Constantin Brâncoveanu naturally became the patron of the event that rewards and honours Romanian values.