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* Sumerian Renaissance, outdated term for a perceived renaissance of Sumerian literature during the Ur III period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