Renaissance (disambiguation) explained

The Renaissance (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. It initially developed from the Italian Renaissance.

Renaissance may also refer to:

Cultural movements

• Dinosaur renaissance, renewed academic and popular interest in dinosaurs from the late 1960s
• Neo-Renaissance, a group of 19th century architectural revival styles
• Nuclear renaissance, a possible nuclear power industry revival

In Africa

• African Renaissance, the concept that African people and nations shall achieve cultural, scientific, and economic renewal
• Arab Renaissance (Arabic: النهضة|links=no, Arabic: an-Nahḍah), 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, a creative movement in the 1930s and 1940s
• Disney Renaissance, series of film releases from 1989-1999 by Walt Disney Animation Studios that saw the company achieve renewed critical and commercial success
• Harlem Renaissance, an intellectual, social, and artistic explosion in 1920s New York City
• Hawaiian Renaissance, a resurgence of distinct cultural identity
• Native American Renaissance, an increase in literary works by Native Americans from the 1960s
• San Francisco Renaissance, 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, a cultural, social, intellectual and artistic movement during the British Indian Empire
• Islamic Renaissance, 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, 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• Sumerian Renaissance, outdated term for a perceived renaissance of Sumerian literature during the Ur III period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, religious, scientific, and artistic historical period from 14th to 16th century

In Europe

• High Renaissance, a short period of exceptional artistic production in the Italian states around 1500
• Italian Renaissance, a period from the 14th to 17th centuries
• Macedonian Renaissance, the period of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire (867–1056)
• Medical Renaissance, a period of progress in European medical knowledge from 1400 to 1700
• The three medieval renaissances
  • Carolingian Renaissance, a period of cultural activity in the Carolingian Empire
  • Ottonian Renaissance, a renaissance of Byzantine and Late Antique art in Europe in the Ottonian dynasty (936–1002)
  • Renaissance of the 12th century, a period of change at the outset of the high Middle Ages
• Portuguese Renaissance, a cultural and artistic movement in Portugal during the 15th and 16th centuries
• Provençal Renaissance (French: Le Félibrige|links=no, Occitan (post 1500);: Lo Felibritge|links=no or Occitan (post 1500);: Lou Felibrige), a literary and cultural association in France
• Roman Renaissance, from the mid-15th to the mid-16th centuries
• Scottish Renaissance, 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, a cultural and linguistic movement among Eastern European Jews in the late 19th century

Arts and entertainment

Music

Bands and labels

• Renaissance (band), an English progressive rock band
• Renaissance (club), a British electronic dance music club brand and record label
• Renaissance Recordings, 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
• , a 1994 album by Sasha & John Digweed
• Renaissance, a 1992 album by Allen Eager
• The Renaissance EP, by MxPx, 2001

Songs

• "Renaissance" (song), by M People, 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, 1976
• "Renaissance", by Lalo Schifrin from The Dissection and Reconstruction..., 1966
• "Renaissance", by Matt Kearney from Bullet, 2004
• "Renaissance", by San Fermin from San Fermin, 2013
• "Renaissance", by Tony Harris from Five, 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, 2018
• "Renaissance 2.0", by R.A. the Rugged Man from Legendary Classics Volume 1, 2009
• "La Renaissance", 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
• , 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), an 1894 jewelled agate Easter egg
• Renaissance (game), a historical, roleplaying play-by-mail game
• , a 2000 computer game expansion
• Disney Renaissance, a period between late 80s and 90s during which Walt Disney Studios returned to producing critically and commercially successful animated films
• Renaissance World Tour, 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, New York City, U.S.
• Renaissance Books, a bookstore in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
• Renaissance Broadcasting, an American TV broadcasting company
• Renaissance Capital, 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, a hotel brand
• Renaissance Learning, a educational software company
• Renaissance restaurant, a restaurant inside Scientology Celebrity Centre's Château Élysée building
• Renaissance Technologies, a hedge fund management company
• Renaissance Theatre Company, a theatre production company 1987–1992
• Renaissance Theatre (Mansfield, Ohio), a movie theater

Politics

• Renaissance (French political party), or En Marche
• Renaissance (Italian political party)
• Renaissance (Monegasque political party)
• Renaissance Party (Egypt), founded 2011
• Egypt Renaissance Party, made up of former members of the National Democratic Party
• Ennahda, 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), U.S.
• Renaissance University, Nigeria

Sports

• Renaissance FC, a football club in N'Djamena, Chad
• Renaissance FC de Ngoumou, a football club in Ngoumou, Cameroon

Transportation

• Renaissance Cruises, a Norwegian cruise ship operating company
• Renaissance (railcar), a fleet of passenger cars in Canada
• Renaissance Trains, a British rail transport company
• List of ships named Renaissance

Other uses

• Renaissance, Georgia, a rejected name for the city of South Fulton
• Renaissance, Lewisham, a mixed-use development in London, England
• Renaissance Community, a commune in the northeast United States 1968–1988
• GNUstep Renaissance, a software development framework

See also

• Renaissance fair (disambiguation)
• Renaissance Island (disambiguation)
• Renaissance Man (disambiguation)
• Renaissance theatre (disambiguation)
• Renaissance Tower (disambiguation)
• La Renaissance (disambiguation)
• Renascence (disambiguation)
• Reconnaissance (disambiguation)
• Ba'ath Party (disambiguation)