Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

The decorated facade of the Academy Palace, Zrinski Square in Zagreb
Abbreviation	HAZU
Formation	1866; 158 years ago (1866)
Type	National academy
Purpose	Science, arts, academics
Headquarters	Zagreb, Croatia
Location	45°48′33″N 15°58′43″E / 45.80917°N 15.97861°E / 45.80917; 15.97861
Membership	134 full members (as of November 2020[update])[1]
Chairman	Velimir Neidhardt
Main organ	Presidency of the Academy[2]
Budget	HRK 68.3 million (€9.1 million) (2016)[3]
Website	www.hazu.hr

The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Latin: Academia Scientiarum et Artium Croatica; Croatian: Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, HAZU) is the national academy of Croatia.

HAZU was founded under the patronage of the Croatian bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer under the name Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (Serbo-Croatian: Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, JAZU) since its founder wanted to make it the central scientific and artistic institution of all South Slavs. Today, its main goals are encouraging and organizing scientific work, applying the achieved results, developing of artistic and cultural activities, carrying about the Croatian cultural heritage and its affirmation in the world, publishing the results of scientific research and artistic creativity and giving suggestions and opinions for the advancement of science and art in areas of particular importance to Croatia.

The academy is divided into nine classes; social sciences, mathematical, physical and chemical sciences, natural sciences, medical sciences, philological sciences, Literature, Fine Arts, Musical Arts and Musicology, technical sciences. The academy started in 1866 with 16 full members which grew to today's 160. Besides full, members can also be honorary, corresponding or associate.