Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana di Scienze Lettere ed Arti

Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana di Scienze Lettere ed Arti
Formation4 March 1768 (1768-03-04)
FounderEmpress Maria Theresa
TypeLearned society
Location
President
Roberto Navarrini (2019– )
Websiteaccademianazionalevirgiliana.org

The Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana di Scienze Lettere ed Arti (in English, National Virgilian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts) is an Italian scientific institution.

The main aims of the Academy are the production of original studies in every field of knowledge, the promotion of scientific research, the deepening of knowledge of Virgil and his works as well as the history of Mantua and its territory, the coordination and dissemination of culture.

The Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana has its headquarters in the Palazzo dell'Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana in Mantua, Italy.