American Academy of Arts and Letters and an annual exhibition of works by newly elected members and recipients of honors and awards. A permanent exhibit of the recreated studio of composer Charles Ives was opened in 2014. The auditorium is sought out by musicians and engineers wishing to record live because the acoustics are considered among the city's finest. Hundreds of commercial recordings have been made there. The American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters was formed from three parent organizations. The first, the American Social Science Association, was founded in 1865, at Boston. The second was the National Institute of Arts and Letters, which
Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (, "Crnogorska akademija nauka i umjetnosti"; ЦАНУ, CANU) is the most important scientific institution of Montenegro. It was founded in 1973 as the Montenegrin Society for Science and Arts (Црногорско друштво за науку и умјетност, "Crnogorsko društvo za nauku i umjetnost") and adopted its current name in 1976. It currently has 40 members (academicians) in three departments: natural sciences, humanities and arts. The CANU has often been considered and described as a pro-Serbian institution in Montenegro, as the academy' posits the Serb ethnic origin of the Montenegrins. In