Academies fall within the scope of the institutions of higher culture under Article 33 of the Constitution, according to which "Art and science are free and the teaching of them is free”; specifically, the same article 33 provides that “Institutions of higher culture […] have the right to give themselves autonomous arrangements within the limits set by the laws of the State”.
Academies include, by way of example:
- of fine arts, like the Academy of the Arts of Drawing in Florence, founded in 1563;
- of dramatic arts, such as the “Silvio d’Amico” Academy of dramatic arts in Rome;
- linguistic and literary, like the Crusca Academy;
- of the sciences, for example, the Accademia dei Lincei;
- musical, like the Philharmonic Academy of Verona;
- mixed or of other areas, like the National Academy of Dance.
The responsibilities of the Directorate General for Education, Research, and Cultural Institutes
The Ministry of Culture, through the Directorate General for Education, Research, and Cultural Institutes – Service II “Cultural Institutes”:
- takes care of the preparation of grant disbursement procedures and subsequent administrative and accounting checks, inspections and audits of beneficiaries, pursuant to Law 17 October 1996, n. 534, and Law 28 December 1995, n. 549;
- takes care of the preparation and issuance of opinions on obtaining legal status or on amendments to articles of association;
- exerts control over some Academies belonging to the entities overseen or controlled by the Directorate: Crusca Academy and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (overseen public entities), Academy of Sciences of Turin (controlled private-law entity).
Appointments, statutes, and regulations
- Chigiana Academy
Statute
DM 29 March 2021, n.138 (Chigiana Academy appoints member in CDA) - Academy of Sciences of Ferrara
Statute
DDG 18 February 2022 Associate Member Appointment
DDG 24 February 2022 Associate Member Appointment
DDG 24 February 2022 Ordinary Member Appointment
DDG 24 February 2022 Ordinary Member Appointment
DDG 24 February 2022 Associate Member Appointment
DDG 24 February 2022 Associate Member Appointment
DDG 25 February 2022 Associate Member Appointment
DDG 25 February 2022 Ordinary Member Appointment
DDG 25 February 2022 Ordinary Member Appointment
DDG 25 February 2022 Ordinary Member Appointment
DDG 25 February 2022 Ordinary Member Appointment
DDG 25 February 2022 Associate Member Appointment
DDG 25 February 2022 Associate Member Appointment
DDG 25 February 2022 Associate Member Appointment
DDG 25 February 2022 Associate Member Appointment
DDG 25 February 2022 Associate Member Appointment
DDG 25 February 2022 Associate Member Appointment
DDG 25 February 2022 Associate Member Appointment - Academy of Medicine of Turin
Statute
Regulations
DM 8 October 2021 Appointment of three Ordinary Members - Galileiana Academy of Science, Letters, and Arts
Statute
DM 12 May 2022 Appointment President and Vice-president
DDG 14 March 2022 Appointment of members - Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
Statute
DM 2 December 2021 Accademia nazionale Lincei – Member Appointment 2020 2021
DM 23 July 2021 Lincei President and Vice-president Appointment - National Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts of Palermo
Statute
DM 22 November 2021 Appointment of President and two Vice-presidents - Italian National Academy of Entomology
Statute and Regulations
DM 12 May 2022 Ordinary academics appointment
DM 3 November 2021, n.390 (Italian National Academy of Entomology, appointment of two Ordinary academics) - Italian Academy of Forestry Science
Article of incorporation and Statute
DM 12 August 2021 Appointment of President and Vice Presidents, Italian Academy of Forestry Science - Virgiliana National Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts
Statute
Regulations
DM 17 February 2021 rep 83 Appointment of two academics - Deputation for Homeland History of Tuscany
DM 4 March 2022 Appointment of deputies - Boccaccio National Association
Statute
DM 8 October 2020, 452 (Boccaccio National Association Board of Directors, appointment of DG-ERIC representative)