Accademia Ambrosiana
The Accademia Ambrosiana is the most recent heir to Federico Borromeo’s far-sighted project, as it was established by Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, with the approval of its new Statute on 20 March 2008. Coordinated by a Board of Fellows (Collegio dei Dottori), its purpose is to raise the Ambrosiana to the level of an Agora, a place devoted to fostering the dialogue between diverse peoples and heterogeneous cultures, a crossroads between North and South, East and West.
The hope enshrined in the Academy’s constitution is to foster the encounter of cultural traditions, to be at the service of fraternity
Mons. Mario Delpini, Archbishop of Milan
A crossroads of study and dialogue
The Academicians are engaged in the study, conservation and promotion of the extraordinary cultural heritage of the Ambrosiana by means of conferences (the Dies Accademici), publications and exchanges, whose aim is to establish a scholarly community at an international level.
The awareness of the Founder and of the long line of ensuing Fellows of the Ambrosiana that they are always in search of Truth and Beauty corresponds perfectly and surprisingly to today’s necessities. The Accademia Ambrosiana accepts this legacy and unites in its Statute the two previous academies, namely the Accademia di San Carlo Borromeo and the Accademia di Sant’Ambrogio.
The publications of the Accademia Ambrosiana
The Accademia Ambrosiana promotes eight volume series—one for each Class—and two monograph series Fonti e Studi and Fontes Ambrosiani, which are also available—upon request—in free electronic format:
See the volumes and request methods here
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