Renaissance (disambiguation)

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.

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)
• 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• Sumerian Renaissance, outdated term for a perceived renaissance of Sumerian literature during the Ur III period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, 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
• 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

For arts and entertainment businesses, see § Businesses and organisations.

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

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
• GNUstep Renaissance, a software development framework

See also

• Renaissance fair (disambiguation)
• Renaissance Island (disambiguation)
• Renaissance Man (disambiguation)
• Renaissance theatre (disambiguation)
• Renaissance Tower (disambiguation)

Not to be confused with

• Ba'ath Party (disambiguation), (Arabic: بعث, romanized: baʿth, lit. 'resurrection'; "Renaissance Party")
• Renascence (disambiguation)
• Reconnaissance (disambiguation)
• Resurrection (disambiguation)
• Rebirth (disambiguation)