Institut de France
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The Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five académies, including the Académie Française. It was established in 1795 at the direction of the National Convention. Located on the Qu
The Institut de France and Pont des Arts on the Seine
Esplanade in front of the institute, 1898
Académie des Beaux-Arts
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The Académie des Beaux-Arts is a French learned society based in Paris. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France. As of 2025, the president of the academy is Coline Serreau, a French
Institut de France
…Académie des sciences (Academy of Sciences) – initiated 1666. Académie des Beaux-Arts (Academy of Fine Arts) – created 1816 as the merger of: The Académie de peinture et de sculpture (Academy of Painting and Sculpture, initiated 1648…
The Institut de France; seat of the Académie des Beaux-Arts