The cultural dimension is extremely important when it comes to preserving a nation’s identity, passing it on to the next generations and, of course, shaping it, head of the National Library of Romania Adrian Cioroianu said in an interview with Agerpres on the occasion of the National Culture Day.

He said that in order to earn from culture, we must invest first, for the idea of volunteering is a noble and beautiful one but one nation’s culture cannot be built just on volunteering. He added that there is need of a real support from the state authorities and more responsibility to promote national culture.

„Culture is what gives you the feeling of belonging,” says Cioroianu, while adding that, „from the very beginning it seemed to me a very good idea the establishment of a day of national culture, especially one related to poet Mihai Eminescu, who has been probably one of the identity and cultural pillars of the Romanian society, for more than a century.”

In order to increase cultural consumption, says Adrian Cioroianu, we should encourage creativity, at almost any age and especially at young ages, „from music to whatever goes through their head, to robotics or others.”

Agerpres