25 YEARS IN THE SERVICE OF ROMANIAN HERITAGE AND COMMUNITIES
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Thoughts forwarded by Nicolae Raţiu, President of the Board of Directors – Pro Patrimonio Romania in the year Pro Patrimonio Foundation celebrates its 25th anniversary.
“25 years have felt a very long time for myself as one of Pro Patrimonio’s co-founders. I had imagined that it would have been time enough for more Romanians to recognize the critical importance of our own history and built heritage. Sadly it has not been enough except for a mere handful of financial supporters for whom we are profoundly grateful as we are to those disappointingly few who have become members. A sad reflection of a nation’s pride and respect it has of itself.
Despite these disappointments and lack of adequate funding I am proud to record that PP has achieved some remarkable successes over the years such as the careful and beautiful restoration of the Golescu Villa, the repair of the Enescu home at Mihaileni, establishing a music and arts programme there for the local community, and the Europa Nostra prize-winning renovation of the Ursi church in North Oltenia. Our team of paid and unpaid architects worked tirelessly to achieve all of these successes and our deep gratitude must go to them for fighting so hard to preserve Romania’s extraordinary heritage.
I sincerely hope my message is heard and responded to by more of our readers becoming members and donors”
Nicolae Ratiu MBE
Trustee
Pro Patrimonio