Académie des sciences, arts et belles-lettres de Caen

Founded in 1652, Académie des sciences, arts et belles-lettres de Caen is a non-profit association based in Caen, France working on arts & culture, science & research, education.

The Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Caen is a learned society founded in 1652 by Jacques Moisant de Brieux as the first literary academy in the French provinces. Based at the Hôtel d'Escoville in Caen, it brings together cultivated members from varied intellectual and professional backgrounds to discuss arts, sciences, literature and other subjects. It is recognised as being of public utility by Napoleon III (1853). It works for the public through an annual literary prize focused on Normandy, public conferences and symposia, publications of its Mémoires and Cahiers, a library open to anyone interested, and events such as the European Heritage Days. Its work centres on Caen and the wider Normandy region.