Romanian Cultural Institute in London

– Brâncuși 150 Season at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London ✨

We look forward to the exciting Season events we have planned for this autumn and winter; watch this space – you'll be the first to hear all about them! 🍂❄️

In the meantime, we're taking a look back at the wonderful projects we organised and were proud to be part of during the first half of 2026. 💛

Once again, our heartfelt thanks go to all our partners, collaborators and sponsors for their invaluable support. We are deeply grateful to all the artists and scholars who accepted our invitation and helped make this journey so memorable! Of course, we thank our colleagues at the Institutul Cultural Român / Romanian Cultural Institute for their continuous commitment to helping us. ✨

London Philharmonic Orchestra Alexandru Tomescu Thaddaeus Ropac Adrian Tudor Primăria Municipiului Târgu Jiu Magda Carneci Ambasada României în Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii şi Irlandei de Nord Avocati romani pentru compensatii in UK - Osbornes Law AQUA Carpatica Alex Coman Dan Serbanescu

It has been just over a week since this year's BBC Proms began, and already thousands of people have been invited to Discover Romania!

We are absolutely delighted by our partnership with the Ministry of Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Tourism of Romania / Ministerul Economiei, Digitalizării, Antreprenoriatului și Turismului, whose support has made this wonderful initiative possible. 🤝

And there's even more to look forward to! 🌟 The countdown is on to Alexandra Dariescu's much-anticipated BBC Proms debut on 5 August at 6:00 pm in the legendary Royal Albert Hall. 🎹🎼

🎟️ Only a handful of tickets remain available. If you miss out, don't worry, you can still try for Promming tickets on the day of the concert by logging on to the Royal Albert Hall website from 9:30 am.

We can't wait to see you there! ❤️🇷🇴

👇 More information and ticket details are in the link in the comments.

If you are still planning for the weekend, there are a few more tickets available for Così fan tutte?! at Arcola Theatre tomorrow. A production of Barefoot Opera starring Romanian mezzo-soprano Ilona Sofia Nastase as Dorabella. Enjoy the music!

Book your tickets in the link in comments.

Congratulations to the UK-based visual artist Doina Moss for her solo show in Galați! Opening today, on view until 12 August.

Uniunea Artiștilor Plastici din România, Filiala Galați, vă invită la vernisajul expoziției „Permanența tranzitorie. Pe urmele peisajelor regale între Regatul Unit și România", semnată de artista Doina Maravela-Moss, curatoriată de Sorina Vădeanu.

Evenimentul va avea loc joi, 23 iulie, începând cu ora 18:00, la Galeria de Artă ,,Nicolae Mantu", str. Domnească, nr. 22, Galați.
Expoziția, deschisă până pe 12 august 2026, reunește 35 de lucrări în ulei, grupate în patru serii. Prima este dedicată Reginei Maria, cu imagini din Sinaia, București și reședința de la Balcic. A doua surprinde peisajele din parcurile regale de la Richmond, Londra. A treia s-a născut din călătoriile internaționale ale artistei, iar a patra a fost realizată en plein air pe coasta Devonului. Trei dintre aceste serii au mai fost expuse la Castelul Peleș (2024) și la sediul Uniunii Arhitecților din România, București (2025). Deopotrivă entități geografice și simboluri culturale, peisajele sale spun o poveste despre tradiție și istorie, în manieră impresionistă.

Personalitate artistică complexă, ce se înscrie între rigoarea arhitectului și spontaneitatea creativă a plasticianului, pictorița expune atât în România, cât și în Regatul Unit. Este descrisă ca membră RIBA și FRSA.

Sensibilitatea și vigoarea mesajului artistic, inspirat din frumusețea naturii, sunt susținute de invitata sa de onoare, creatoarea de modă Simona Șpan, care prezintă în cadrul evenimentului o serie de ansambluri vestimentare unicat, cu detalii pictate manual, inspirate din natură.
Colaborarea celor două artiste aduce în atenția publicului expresivități artistice complementare ce se adresează aceluiași tip de sensibilitate pentru frumos, natură, istorie și eleganță.

🎹✨ On 5 August 2026 at 6pm, Alexandra Dariescu will appear on the legendary stage of the Royal Albert Hall, presenting Nadia Boulanger’s boldly poetic Fantasy (1912) for piano and orchestra at the BBC Proms, together with The Hallé and its Principal Conductor Kahchun Wong. 🎼

🇷🇴🌟 Alexandra will become the first female Romanian pianist to perform at the world’s biggest classical music festival.

The Romanian Cultural Institute in London is proud to have supported Alexandra’s remarkable career over the years. ❤️ But who is this talented and charismatic pianist who has captivated audiences on the world’s greatest stages? 🌍

💬 In her own words:

"I’m an artist, a citizen of the world and a storyteller: my story tells audiences just how diverse and inclusive the art form I love can be, despite the shortfalls of the past. It tells society that it is up to each and every one of us to ensure that unlike my younger self, children today can learn from an early age all about the great musicians, past and present, regardless of their background and gender; inspiring them to work hard, never give up and continue to break down those unnecessary barriers that we, all too often, still put around ourselves today.

No one chooses where they are born, but I consider myself lucky my journey started in Romania, a country I adore and will always call home. 🇷🇴 I was brought up in the church choir as my whole family sang in this tight community, so my heart was filled with four-part harmonies from the very beginning. 🎶 Every summer was spent with children at summer camps, singing alongside my Mum, who taught herself to play guitar, while the rest of the summer we spent with Gran at the monasteries, high up in the mountains, where the church bells 🔔 and monks’ chanting resounded throughout the forests." 🌲

📖 Read more about Alexandra Dariescu and 🎟️ book tickets for her BBC Proms debut using the links below.

At the end of last week, we were delighted to attend the presentation of 'The Shape of Flight', an installation by Romanian fashion designer Flavia Nistor, within the Royal College of Art’s MA Fashion Expo 2026.

Drawing from Constantin Brâncuși’s search for the pure essence of form, the project explores the élan of flight through dynamic shapes, reduction of form and the moment just before take-off, when tension is held and the body prepares to break away.

Combining engineered metal structures with stretch textiles, Flavia Nistor creates garments that embody suspension, compression and the desire to rise above constraint, while offering a contemporary reflection on Romanian cultural identity.

Follow Flavia's work: .nistor.portfolio