Created by the law of 3 brumaire an IV (25 October 1795) on the organisation of public education,
It brings together five academies.
- the Académie française (founded in 1635)
- the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres (founded in 1663)
- the Académie des Sciences (founded in 1666)
- l'Académie des beaux-arts (created in 1816 by the merger of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture, founded ine in 1648, the Académie de musique, founded in 1669, and the Académie d'architecture, founded in 1671)
- the Académie des sciences morales et politiques (founded in 1795, abolished in 1803 and re-established in 1832)
The Palais de l'Institut de France can only be visited during the European Heritage Days, on the 3rd weekend in September.
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48.857342, 2.337018
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48°51'26.4"N 2°20'13.3"E
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