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Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...

(French for 'rebirth') was a period in European history in the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas and achievements of classical antiquity. Renaissance may also refer to:

Cultural movements

* Dinosaur renaissance, renewed academic and popular interest in dinosaurs from the late 1960s *

Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th-century Revivalism (architecture), architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival architecture, Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival ar ...

, a group of 19th century architectural revival styles *

Nuclear renaissance Since about 2001 the term nuclear renaissance has been used to refer to a possible nuclear power industry revival, driven by rising fossil fuel prices and new concerns about meeting greenhouse gas emission limits. The term emerged in a cont ...

, a possible nuclear power industry revival

In Africa

African Renaissance The African Renaissance is the concept that the African people shall overcome the current challenges confronting the continent and achieve cultural, scientific, and economic renewal. This concept was first articulated by Cheikh Anta Diop in a seri ...

, the concept that African people and nations shall achieve cultural, scientific, and economic renewal *

Arab Renaissance The Nahda (, meaning 'the Awakening'), also referred to as the Arab Awakening or Arab Enlightenment, was a cultural movement that flourished in Arabs, Arab-populated regions of the Ottoman Empire, notably in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Tunisia, ...

(, ), a cultural renaissance from the late 19th century in Egypt and the Arabic world * Ethiopian Renaissance, sociopolitical movement and national myth espousing positive attitude for traditions and history of Ethiopia

In the Americas

* American Renaissance (disambiguation), several meanings *

Chicago Black Renaissance The Chicago Black Renaissance (also known as the Black Chicago Renaissance) was a creative movement that blossomed out of the Chicago Black Belt on the city's South Side and spanned the 1930s and 1940s before a transformation in art and cultur ...

, a creative movement in the 1930s and 1940s *

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, series of film releases from 1989-1999 by Walt Disney Animation Studios that saw the company achieve renewed critical and commercial success *

Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics, and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. At the ti ...

, an intellectual, social, and artistic explosion in 1920s New York City *

Hawaiian Renaissance The Hawaiian Renaissance (also called the Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance) was the Hawaiian resurgence of a distinct cultural identity that draws upon traditional Kānaka Maoli culture, with a significant divergence from the tourism-based culture ...

, a resurgence of distinct cultural identity *

Native American Renaissance The Native American Renaissance is a term originally coined by critic Kenneth Lincoln in the 1983 book ''Native American Renaissance'' to categorise the significant increase in production of literary works by Native Americans in the United States in ...

, an increase in literary works by Native Americans from the 1960s *

San Francisco Renaissance The term San Francisco Renaissance is used as a global designation for a range of poetic activity centered on San Francisco, which brought it to prominence as a hub of the American poetry avant-garde in the 1950s. However, others (e.g., Alan Watt ...

, a range of poetic activity * Southern Renaissance (United States), the reinvigoration of American Southern literature in the 1920s and 1930s

In Asia and Oceania

Bengali Renaissance Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

, a cultural, social, intellectual and artistic movement during the British Indian Empire *

Islamic Renaissance Islamic revival ('' '', lit., "regeneration, renewal"; also ', "Islamic awakening") refers to a revival of the Islamic religion, usually centered around enforcing sharia. A leader of a revival is known in Islam as a ''mujaddid''. Within the Isl ...

, a revival of the Islamic religion (not to be confused with Islamic Golden Age) * Persian Renaissance, a period in history which saw the rise of various native Iranian Muslim dynasties in the Iranian Plateau after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Iran and the fall of Sasanian Empire. *

Māori renaissance Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of th ...

, a late-20th-century revival in New Zealand * Sumerian Renaissance, outdated term for a perceived renaissance of Sumerian literature during the Ur III period *

Timurid Renaissance The Timurid Renaissance was a historical period in Asian history, Asian and Islamic history spanning the late 14th, the 15th, and the early 16th centuries. Following the Islamic Golden Age, the Timurid Empire, based in Central Asia and ruled by ...

, religious, scientific, and artistic historical period from 14th to 16th century

In Europe

High Renaissance In art history, the High Renaissance was a short period of the most exceptional artistic production in the Italian states, particularly Rome, capital of the Papal States, and in Florence, during the Italian Renaissance. Most art historians stat ...

, a short period of exceptional artistic production in the Italian states around 1500 *

Italian Renaissance The Italian Renaissance ( ) was a period in History of Italy, Italian history between the 14th and 16th centuries. The period is known for the initial development of the broader Renaissance culture that spread across Western Europe and marked t ...

, a period from the 14th to 17th centuries *

Macedonian Renaissance Macedonian Renaissance () is a historiographical term used for the blossoming of Byzantine culture in the 9th–11th centuries, under the eponymous Macedonian dynasty (867–1056), following the upheavals and transformations of the 7th–8th c ...

, the period of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire (867–1056) *

Medical Renaissance The Medical Renaissance, from around 1400 to 1700, was a period of progress in European medical knowledge, with renewed interest in the ideas of the ancient Greek, Roman civilizations and Islamic medicine, following the translation into Mediev ...

, a period of progress in European medical knowledge from 1400 to 1700 * The three

medieval renaissances The medieval renaissances were periods of cultural renewal across medieval Western Europe. These are effectively seen as occurring in three phases - the Carolingian Renaissance (8th and 9th centuries), Ottonian Renaissance (10th century) and the R ...

Carolingian Renaissance The Carolingian Renaissance was the first of three medieval renaissances, a period of cultural activity in the Carolingian Empire. Charlemagne's reign led to an intellectual revival beginning in the 8th century and continuing throughout the 9th ...

, a period of cultural activity in the Carolingian Empire **

Ottonian Renaissance The Ottonian Renaissance was a renaissance of Byzantine art, Byzantine and Late Antiquity, Late Antique art in Central Europe, Central and Southern Europe that accompanied the reigns of the first three Holy Roman Emperors of the Ottonian Dynasty, ...

, a renaissance of Byzantine and Late Antique art in Europe in the Ottonian dynasty (936–1002) **

Renaissance of the 12th century The Renaissance of the 12th century was a period of many changes at the outset of the High Middle Ages. It included social, political and economic transformations, and an intellectual revitalization of Western Europe with strong philosophical and ...

, a period of change at the outset of the high Middle Ages *

Portuguese Renaissance The Portuguese Renaissance was the cultural and artistic movement in Portugal during the 15th and 16th centuries. Though the movement coincided with the Spanish Renaissance, Spanish and Italian Renaissance, Italian Renaissances, the Portuguese Ren ...

, a cultural and artistic movement in Portugal during the 15th and 16th centuries *

Provençal Renaissance Provençal may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Provence, a region of France ** Provençal dialect, a dialect of the Occitan language, spoken in the southeast of France ** ''Provençal'', meaning the whole Occitan language * Provenca ...

(, or ), a literary and cultural association in France *

Roman Renaissance The Renaissance in Rome occupied a period from the mid-15th to the mid-16th centuries, a period which spawned such masters as Michelangelo and Raphael, who left an indelible mark on Western figurative art. The city had been a magnet for artist ...

, from the mid-15th to the mid-16th centuries *

Scottish Renaissance The Scottish Renaissance (; ) was a mainly literary movement of the early to mid-20th century that can be seen as the Scottish version of modernism. It is sometimes referred to as the Scottish literary renaissance, although its influence went be ...

, a mainly literary movement of the early to mid-20th century * Sculpture in the Renaissance period, history of sculpture along the Renaissance period * Urban renaissance (UK), a recent period of repopulation and regeneration of many British cities *

Yiddish Renaissance Yiddishism is a cultural and linguistic movement that advocates and promotes the use of the Yiddish language. It began among Jews in Eastern Europe during the latter part of the 19th century. Some of the leading founders of this movement were Men ...

, a cultural and linguistic movement among Eastern European Jews in the late 19th century

Arts and entertainment

Music

Bands and labels

Renaissance (band) Renaissance are an English progressive rock band, best known for their 1978 UK top 10 hit " Northern Lights" and progressive rock classics like "Carpet of the Sun", " Mother Russia", and "Ashes Are Burning". They developed a unique sound, combi ...

, an English progressive rock band *

Renaissance (club) Renaissance is a British electronic dance music club brand and record label. Renaissance was started by Geoff Oakes at Venue 44 in Mansfield, England in March 1992. Renaissance was Geoff Oakes' antidote to the sci-fi imagery and dressed down club ...

, a British electronic dance music club brand and record label *

Renaissance Recordings Renaissance Music (formerly called Renaissance Recordings) is a British record label and live events promotion company, founded by the club Renaissance in 1994. It went into administration in September 2010 and the back catalogue was sold to P ...

, a British record label

Albums

* ''Renaissance'' (The Association album), 1966 * ''Renaissance'' (Beyoncé album), 2022 * ''Renaissance'' (Branford Marsalis album), 1987 * ''Renaissance'' (Cheyenne Jackson album), 2016 * ''Renaissance'' (Diablo album), 2002 * ''Renaissance'' (E.Town Concrete album), 2003 * ''Renaissance'' (Lionel Richie album), 2000 * ''Renaissance'' (Marcus Miller album), 2012 * ''Renaissance'' (Mickey Finn's T. Rex album), 2002 * ''Renaissance'' (The Miracles album), 1973 * ''Renaissance'' (Mónica Naranjo album), 2019 * ''The Renaissance'' (Q-Tip album), 2008 * ''Renaissance'' (Rémy album), 2022 * ''Renaissance'' (Renaissance album), 1969 * ''Renaissance'' (Soweto String Quartet album), 1996 * ''The Renaissance'' (Super Junior album), 2021 * ''Renaissance'' (The Underachievers album), 2017 * ''Renaissance'' (Vanilla Fudge album), 1968 * ''Renaissance'' (Village People album), 1981 * '' Renaissance: The Mix Collection'', a 1994 album by Sasha & John Digweed * ''Renaissance'', a 1992 album by

Allen Eager Allen Eager (January 10, 1927 – April 13, 2003) was an American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist who also competed in auto racing and took part in LSD experiments. Early life Allen Eager was born in New York City on January 10, 1927. He grew up ...

* '' The Renaissance EP'', by MxPx, 2001

Songs

* "Renaissance" (M People song), 1994 * "Renaissance" (Eminem song), 2024 * "Renaissance", by Barry Harris from '' Vicissitudes'', 1975 * "Renaissance", by Hell Razah from '' Renaissance Child'', 2007 * "Renaissance", by Jean-Luc Ponty from ''

Aurora An aurora ( aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...

'', 1976 * "Renaissance", by Lalo Schifrin from '' The Dissection and Reconstruction...'', 1966 * "Renaissance", by Matt Kearney from ''

Bullet A bullet is a kinetic projectile, a component of firearm ammunition that is shot from a gun barrel. They are made of a variety of materials, such as copper, lead, steel, polymer, rubber and even wax; and are made in various shapes and constru ...

'', 2004 * "Renaissance", by San Fermin from '' San Fermin'', 2013 * "Renaissance", by Tony Harris from ''

Five 5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. Humans, and many other animals, have 5 digits on their limbs. Mathematics 5 is a Fermat pri ...

'', 2018 * "Renaissance", by Trudy Pitts from '' A Bucketful of Soul'', 1968 * "Renaissance", by Virgin Black from '' Elegant... and Dying'', 2003 * "Renaissance", by WJSN from ''

Dream Your Dream ''Dream Your Dream'' is the fourth extended play by South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN. It was released on February 27, 2018, by Starship Entertainment, and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. It contains a total of six songs, including a Korean ...

'', 2018 * "Renaissance 2.0", by R.A. the Rugged Man from '' Legendary Classics Volume 1'', 2009 * "

La Renaissance "" () is the national anthem of the Central African Republic. It was adopted on 25 May 1960, shortly before the republic's independence on 13 August the same year. The words were written by then Prime Minister Barthélémy Boganda. The music wa ...

", the national anthem of the Central African Republic

Film and television

* ''Renaissance'' (1964 film), a French animated short * ''Renaissance'' (2006 film), or ''Paris 2054: Renaissance'' * ''Renaissance'' (TV show), a fictional show in the British TV series ''Moving Wallpaper'' * '' Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé'', a 2023 documentary concert film by American singer Beyoncé

Literature

* ''Renaissance'' (novel), by Raymond F. Jones, 1951 * '' Renaissance Magazine'', a publication about renaissance fairs

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Renaissance'' (Bakalar), a 1989 public artwork *

Renaissance (Fabergé egg) The Renaissance egg is a jewelled agate Easter egg made by Michael Perchin under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1894. The egg was made for Alexander III of Russia, who presented it to his wife, the Empress Maria F ...

, an 1894 jewelled agate Easter egg * ''Renaissance'' (game), a historical, roleplaying play-by-mail game * '' Ultima Online: Renaissance'', a 2000 computer game expansion *

, a period between late 80s and 90s during which Walt Disney Studios returned to producing critically and commercially successful animated films *

Renaissance World Tour The Renaissance World Tour was the ninth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé. Her highest-grossing tour to date, it was staged in support of her seventh studio album, ''Renaissance (Beyoncé album), Renaissance'' (2022). The to ...

, a 2023 concert tour by American singer Beyoncé

Businesses and organisations

Companies and establishments

* Renaissance (demogroup), creators of the ''Zone 66'' video game *

Renaissance Ballroom & Casino The Renaissance Ballroom & Casino was an entertainment complex at 2341–2349 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. When opened in 1921, it included a casino, ballroom, 900- ...

, New York City, U.S. *

Renaissance Books Renaissance Books is a large independent bookstore originally located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, specializing in used books. Founded in the 1950s by George John and Erwin Just, it was owned by Robert John, George's younger brother, and n ...

, a bookstore in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. *

Renaissance Broadcasting Renaissance Broadcasting, founded in 1982 by Michael Finkelstein, was a company that owned several UHF television stations, it was sold to Tribune Broadcasting in 1997. The company was headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. History Renaissa ...

, an American TV broadcasting company *

Renaissance Capital Renaissance Capital is an emerging and frontier markets focused investment bank founded in 1995 in Russia. The firm has offices in Moscow, London, New York, Lagos, Nairobi, Cairo and Nicosia. Both Alexander Provotorov (born 7 November 1974, M ...

, a Russian investment bank * Renaissance Capital Bank, a Ukrainian financial institution * Renaissance Cinemas, an Egyptian cinema chain * Renaissance Credit, a Russian commercial bank * Renaissance Enterprises, an American nonprofit organization *

Renaissance Hotels Renaissance Hotels was founded as Ramada Renaissance in 1981, as an upscale brand of Ramada Inns. Hong Kong–based New World Development (NWD) acquired Ramada in 1989 and re-launched Renaissance Hotels as a separate brand. The brand was acqui ...

, a hotel brand *

Renaissance Learning Renaissance Learning, Inc. (also known simply as Renaissance) is a software as a service and learning analytics company that makes Pre-K–12 educational software and adaptive assessments. Renaissance employs about 1,000 employees in nine U.S. cit ...

, an educational software company * Renaissance restaurant, a restaurant inside Scientology Celebrity Centre's Château Élysée building *

Renaissance Technologies Renaissance Technologies LLC (also known as RenTec or RenTech) is an American hedge fund based in East Setauket, New York, on Long Island, that specializes in systematic trading using quantitative models derived from mathematical and statist ...

, a hedge fund management company *

Renaissance Theatre Company The Renaissance Theatre Company was a theatre company founded in 1987 by Kenneth Branagh and David Parfitt. It was disbanded in 1992. History The company was a development of the work Branagh and Parfitt had been doing periodically on the Lond ...

, a theatre production company 1987–1992 *

Renaissance Theatre (Mansfield, Ohio) The Renaissance Theatre, previously known as the Ohio Theatre, is a restored movie palace-type theater (structure), theater located at 138 Park Ave. W in Mansfield, Ohio. The 1,402-seat theater opened on January 18, 1928, as the Ohio Theatre and ...

, a movie theater

Politics

Renaissance (French political party) Renaissance (RE) is a political party in France that is typically described as liberal and centrist or centre-right. The party was originally known as (EM) and later (, LREM, LaREM or REM), before adopting its current name in September 202 ...

, or ''En Marche'' *

Renaissance (Italian political party) Renaissance () is a political party in Italy. Its leader is Vittorio Sgarbi, an Italian art critic, art historian, politician, cultural commentator and television personality. Sgarbi was formerly a member of the Italian Liberal Party, which was ele ...

* Renaissance (Monegasque political party) *

Renaissance Party (Egypt) The Egyptian Renaissance Party (), also known as the Revival Party, is a Salafist political party. However, it has also been reported to be in favor of a civil state. The leader of the party, Ibrahim Al-Zafaraany, stated that the party would fo ...

, founded 2011 *

Egypt Renaissance Party The Egypt Renaissance Party is an Egyptian political party made up of former members of the National Democratic Party (Egypt), National Democratic Party. References Political parties in Egypt Political parties with year of estab ...

, made up of former members of the National Democratic Party *

Ennahda The Ennahda Movement (; ), also known as the Renaissance Party or simply known as Ennahda, is a self-defined Islamic democratic political party in Tunisia. Founded as the Movement of Islamic Tendency in 1981, Ennahda was inspired by the Egypti ...

, or Renaissance Party, in Tunisia * L’Europe Ensemble Delegation to the European Parliament, originally called Renaissance

Schools

* Renaissance Academy (disambiguation), several uses * Renaissance Charter School (disambiguation), several uses * Renaissance College, in Hong Kong * Renaissance College of Commerce and Management, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India * Renaissance High School, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. *

Renaissance High School (Idaho) Renaissance High School (RHS) is a four-year public magnet high school within the West Ada School District located in Meridian, Idaho, United States. Academics Dual high school-college enrollment is available with Idaho State University. It i ...

, U.S. *

Renaissance University Renaissance University is a private university licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2005. Its main campus is located in Ugbawka (Igbo: Ugbuoka) in Enugu State, Nigeria. Location Renaissance University is located in Ugbawka (off Enug ...

, Nigeria

Sports

Renaissance FC Renaissance FC or RFC is a Chadian professional football club based in N'Djamena. The club won Chad Premier League 7 times, last time in 2007. Recently, it produced a few Chad national football team players, such as Mondésir Alladjim, Yaya Ke ...

, a football club in N'Djamena, Chad *

Renaissance FC de Ngoumou Renaissance FC de Ngoumou is a Cameroonian association football club based in the city of Ngoumou, 60 km from Yaoundé.Renaissance Cruises Renaissance Cruises was a cruise ship operating company that was founded in 1989 and owned by Fearnley & Eger Rederi in Oslo, Norway. It was purchased by Edward Rudner (founder of Alamo Rent a Car, Alamo Car Rental) as the company faltered during t ...

, a Norwegian cruise ship operating company * Renaissance (railcar), a fleet of passenger cars in Canada *

Renaissance Trains Renaissance Trains is a company formed in August 1997 by former British Rail managers Mike Jones and John Nelson with the purpose of promoting and investing in open access passenger and freight rail businesses in the United Kingdom, as well as pro ...

, a British rail transport company * ''La Renaissance'' (barge) (), a hotel barge * List of ships named ''Renaissance''

Fictional transports

* Weyland-Yutani ''Renaissance'', a fictional mobile space station composed of WY ''Romulus'' and WY ''Remus'' substations, the primary setting of the 2024 film '' Alien: Romulus''

Other uses

* Renaissance, Georgia, a rejected name for the city of South Fulton *

Renaissance, Lewisham Renaissance is a mixed-use development designed by Assael Architecture and commissioned by Barratt Homes in Lewisham, Greater London comprising 788 flats in 10 buildings, retail units at ground level, a district heating centre and the Glass Mil ...

, a mixed-use development in London, England *

Renaissance Community The Brotherhood of the Spirit (renamed Renaissance Community in 1974) was one of the largest and most enduring communes in the northeast United States and as such was a distinct link between the commune phenomenon of the 1960s and the New Age mov ...

, a commune in the northeast United States 1968–1988 * GNUstep Renaissance, a software development framework