Institut de France Institut de France The Académie royale de musique (Royal Academy of Music) was opened in Paris in 1669, its first director of note being the composer Lully. He obtained for the Académie the virtual monopoly of opera performance in Paris and therefore in effect established it as the French state opera company (with generous government subsisdies). It is therefore generally known as the Opéra de Paris (Paris Opera). Its original theatre became established in the Palais -Royal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Académie de musique"
The Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture), Paris, was founded in 1648, modelled on Italian examples, such as the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. ...more on Wikipedia about "Académie de peinture et de sculpture"
The Académie des beaux-arts (Academy of Fine Arts) is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Académie des beaux-arts"
The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres is a French learned society founded in 1663 and concerned with the humanities. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres"
The French Academy of Sciences (Académie des sciences) is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research. It was at the forefront of scientific developments in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Académie des Sciences"
The Académie française, or French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution, it was restored in 1803 by Napoleon Bonaparte. It is the oldest of the five académies of the Institut de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Académie française"
The Académie des sciences morales et politiques (i.e. "Academy of Political and Moral Sciences") is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Academy of Political and Moral Sciences"
The Institut de France (French Institute) is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is probably the Académie française. ...more on Wikipedia about "Institut de France"
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