Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Name	Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Native name	Akademija nauka i umjetnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
Formation	1951
Headquarters	Sarajevo
Leader title	President

Contents

History
Structure and Organization
Membership and Academicians
Research and Publications
Cultural and Educational Activities
Awards and Honors
International Cooperation and Partnerships

Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the preeminent scholarly and artistic institution established in Sarajevo in 1951, serving as a national forum for scientific research and cultural promotion linked to institutions such as University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency, Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, and International Council for Science. It has engaged with figures associated with Ivo Andrić, Meša Selimović, Goran Bregović, Emir Kusturica, and organizations like UNESCO, Council of Europe, NATO Science for Peace and Security, and European Commission while operating amid events including Bosnian War, Dayton Agreement, and postwar reconstruction initiatives.

History

The institution was founded during a period influenced by actors such as Josip Broz Tito, Edvard Kardelj, Marxist-Leninist League of Yugoslavia, and local proponents including Vaso Bogdanović and Hamdija Kreševljaković, and developed through eras marked by the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the breakup of Yugoslavia, and the Bosnian War; it has navigated legacies involving April 6 Museum Sarajevo, Sarajevo Winter', and cultural rehabilitation connected to European Cultural Foundation. During the 1960s and 1970s the Academy interacted with scholars from Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and international counterparts like Royal Society, Académie des Sciences, Max Planck Society, and Russian Academy of Sciences. Post-1995, reconstruction and reconciliation efforts linked the Academy to processes stemming from the Dayton Agreement, the work of International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and cultural projects associated with Sarajevo Film Festival and Bosnian Institute.

Structure and Organization

The Academy's internal organization includes departments and sections modeled after counterparts such as Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Austrian Academy of Sciences, and Polish Academy of Sciences, with administrative links to municipal bodies like City of Sarajevo and national institutions such as the Ministry of Civil Affairs (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and collaborations with research centers like Institute for the Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fakultet političkih nauka Sarajevo, and Academy of Fine Arts Sarajevo. It maintains committees informed by precedents from Nansen International Office for Refugees, European Science Foundation, CERN, and European University Association, and operates facilities comparable to National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bijambare Reserve, and archives influenced by Historical Archives of Sarajevo.

Membership and Academicians

Membership comprises full members, corresponding members, and honorary members, reflecting traditions seen at British Academy, National Academy of Sciences (United States), and Leopoldina. Notable academicians have included scholars and artists associated with Ivo Andrić, Meša Selimović, Mak Dizdar, Hasan Kikić, Zuko Džumhur, Edhem Mulabdić, Safvet-beg Bašagić, Gojko Berić, Branko Mikulić, Hamid Dizdar, Sulejman Tihić, Radovan Karadžić (controversially), Alija Izetbegović, Bakir Izetbegović, and cultural figures connected to Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Belgrade Book Fair, and Prague Spring. The roster also links to international figures from UNESCO and members of Academia Europaea and International Association of Art Critics.

Research and Publications

The Academy publishes journals, monographs, and proceedings analogous to outputs from Acta Croatica, Zbornik radova, Radovi, and collaborates with publishers like Svjetlost, ZIRAKI, Buybook, and Matica hrvatska. Research spans projects connected to Bosansko-podrinjski kanton, Herzegovina, Semberija, Romanija, Velež, and addresses topics intersecting with archives such as Gazi Husrev-beg Library, National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and reference works aligned with Encyclopaedia Britannica and Cambridge University Press. Cooperative publications have involved entities like United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and foundations such as Open Society Foundations.

Cultural and Educational Activities

The Academy organizes symposia, exhibitions, and conferences featuring participants linked to Sarajevo Film Festival, International Theatre Festival MESS, Zoom Sarajevo avant-garde events, and collaborations with cultural institutions including National Theatre Sarajevo, City Theatre Tuzla, Museum of Literature and Performing Arts Sarajevo, and Bosnian Cultural Center. Educational outreach connects to universities like University of Banja Luka, University of Mostar, International University of Sarajevo, and secondary schools such as Gimnazija Sarajevo. It has engaged artists and intellectuals associated with Meho Puzić, Hasanaginica (poem), Sevdalinka tradition, and projects that echo initiatives by European Capital of Culture bidders.

Awards and Honors

The Academy confers prizes and medals comparable to honors from Herder Prize, Nobel Prize (contextual comparisons), Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, and regional awards such as Nagrada grada Sarajeva and collaborations with Bosnia and Herzegovina Olympic Committee for cultural distinction; recipients often include personalities related to Ivo Andrić Prize, Meša Selimović Award, Mak Dizdar Award, and laureates from festivals like Sarajevo Film Festival. Honorary memberships and awards have been granted to figures linked to UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors and institutions such as European Cultural Foundation.

International Cooperation and Partnerships

Category:Scientific organisations based in Bosnia and Herzegovina Category:Culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina