// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Renaissance say to its date? You're a work of art.

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. Parallel developments include

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, 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)
Omani Renaissance, Omani modernization era that began in 1970
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Sumerian Renaissance, outdated term for a perceived renaissance of Sumerian literature during the Ur III period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)
Palaeologan Renaissance, the period of the Palaiologoi, the last dynasty of the Byzantine Empire (1261–1453)
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, Occitan: Lo Felibritge or 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
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
Renaissance: The Mix Collection, a 1994 album by Sasha & John Digweed
Renaissance, a 1992 album by Allen Eager
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, 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
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
The Renaissance, the English title for New Tide, a 1919–1922 Chinese student's magazine

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
Ultima Online: Renaissance, 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, an 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
La Renaissance (barge) (French: The Renaissance), 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, a mixed-use development in London, England
Renaissance Community, a commune in the northeast United States 1968–1988