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
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts the importance, it was designated as a cultural monument in 1992. New members of the Academy are elected on the electoral assemblies, which have been held every third year since 1985. The previous electoral assembly was held on 5 November 2015. Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (, abbr. САНУ/SANU) is a national academy and the most prominent academic institution in Serbia, founded in 1841. The Academy's membership has included Josif Pančić, Jovan Cvijić, Stojan Novaković, Branislav Petronijević, Mihajlo Pupin, Nikola Tesla, Milutin Milanković, Mihailo Petrović-Alas, Bogdan Gavrilović, Ivo Andrić, Mehmed Meša Selimović,