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{{Expand Romanian|Institutul Cultural Român|date=January 2022}}
{{Short description|Romanian cultural institution}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
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| name   = Romanian Cultural Institute
| logo   = Romanian Cultural Institute logo.png
| type   = [[Cultural institution]]
| founded_date      = {{start date and age|2004}}
| founder           = [[Government of Romania]]
| location          = HQ in Bucharest
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| area_served       = Worldwide
| product           = Cultural diplomacy
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| subsidiaries      = 18 chapters in various capitals and big cities
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| homepage          = [http://www.icr.ro www.icr.ro]
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{{Culture of Romania}}

The '''Romanian Cultural Institute''' ({{langx|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 the Cultural Relations Abroad. Since 2005 it has undergone a tremendous development that has seen a solid increase in the number and geographic dispersion of its chapters, now 18-strong.

Working in tandem with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in partnership with countless indigenous and foreign organizations, the Romanian Cultural Institute's presence is firmly established in [[Europe]], [[North America]], [[Middle East]], and [[China]] as it has become the main promoter of international cultural relations in the Romanian public ecosystem.

==International centers==
The Romanian Cultural Institute has branches in several countries throughout the world:

*{{MD}} ([[Chișinău]])
*{{DEU}} ([[Berlin]])
*{{BEL}} ([[Brussels]])
*{{HUN}} ([[Budapest]], [[Szeged]]) 
*{{TUR}} ([[Istanbul]])
*{{POR}} ([[Lisbon]])
*{{GBR}} ([[London]])
*{{ESP}} ([[Madrid]])
*{{USA}} ([[New York City|New York]])
*{{FRA}} ([[Paris]])
*{{CZE}} ([[Prague]])
*{{ITA}} ([[Rome]], [[Venice]])
*{{SWE}} ([[Stockholm]])
*{{ISR}} ([[Tel-Aviv]])
*{{AUT}} ([[Vienna]])
*{{POL}} ([[Warsaw]])
*{{CHN}} ([[Beijing]])

==Governance==
Between 2004 and 2012, RCI functioned under the authority of the [[President of Romania|Romanian president]], who served as its honorary president. In 2012, the institute was placed under the tutelage of the [[Senate of Romania|Romanian Senate]]. The leadership of RCI is provided by a president, two vice presidents, an executive board and a steering committee. The cultural promotion work is managed through the chapters based in various capitals and big cities or the Bucharest.

==External links==
*[http://www.icr.ro Romanian Cultural Institute]

{{International cultural promotion organizations}}

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