1780-Today

Academy Timeline

This timeline features key developments regarding Academy members and work and the institution itself. The timeline is being added to on an ongoing basis.

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Archives of the Academy

The Archives of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences works to preserve, maintain, and make accessible a rich intellectual history dating back to 1780.

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Reckoning with Our History

The Academy is working to understand its history—the good and the bad—in the context of the nation it was created to serve.

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The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has provided generous support for preserving, digitizing, and sharing Academy history.