Romanian Academy

Academia Română

Founded	April 1, 1866; 158 years ago (1866-04-01)
Location	Calea Victoriei, Bucharest, Romania
Coordinates	44°26′46.83″N 26°5′24.02″E / 44.4463417°N 26.0900056°E / 44.4463417; 26.0900056
President	Ioan-Aurel Pop
Vice presidents	Alexandru Surdu Bogdan Simionescu Victor Spinei
General Secretary	Victor Voicu
Website	www.academiaromana.ro

The Romanian Academy (Romanian: Academia Română [akadeˈmi.a roˈmɨnə]) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life.

According to its bylaws, the academy's main goals are the cultivation of Romanian language and Romanian literature, the study of the national history of Romania and research into major scientific domains. Some of the academy's fundamental projects are the Romanian language dictionary (Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române), the dictionary of Romanian literature, and the treatise on the history of the Romanian people.