The (; ) is a French learned society based in Paris. It is one of the five academies of the . As of 2025, the president of the academy is Coline Serreau, a French actress and film director.
The academy was created in 1816 in Paris as a merger of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture (Academy of Painting and Sculpture, founded 1648), the Académie de musique (Academy of Music, founded in 1669) and the Académie d'architecture (Academy of Architecture, founded in 1671).
Currently, the provides several awards including five dedicated prizes:
Previously the Académie granted the Prix Rossini for excellence in libretto or music composition.
Constituted around the notion of multidisciplinarity, the brings together sixty-three members within nine artistic sections, sixteen foreign associate members and sixty-three corresponding members.
The members are grouped into nine sections:
Current members: