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Accademia della Crusca

Countries to which the institution belongs	Italy
Foundation Date	1583
Type of institution	Academy, research institute
Parent body or organisation	N/a
Language with which the institution is concerned	Italian
Description of objectives, tasks and primary activities of the institution	the Accademia della Crusca is among the leading institutions in the field of research on the Italian language. At present its activity is centered on the following: · supporting scientific activity and the training of new researchers in Italian linguistics and philology through its Centres and in cooperation with Universities; · acquiring and spreading, in Italian society as a whole and especially in schools, historical knowledge of the Italian language and awareness of its present evolution, in the context of the cross-linguistic exchanges that are so common in the present world; collaborating with the most important foreign institutions as well as with Italian and European Governments, to support the cause of multilingualism on our continent.
Responsible person	President, Claudio Marazzini
Number of staff	6 units
Periodicals and serial publications	3 annual periodicals, 1 bi-annual
Address of the institution	Firenze, Italy www.accademiadellacrusca.it
Languages in which the organisation is able to communicate actively	Italian
Languages in which the institution is able to receive communications	Italian, English, French