In the re-organisation following the Unification of Italy, the Collegio dei Professori dell'Accademia delle Arti del Disegno was again separated from the Regia Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in 1873; it became fully independent of it in 1937, and was at the same time divided into three schools or classes, of architecture, of painting and of sculpture and engraving. Sculpture and painting became separate classes under a new statute of 1953.[1] Since 1971 the Accademia has occupied Palazzo dell'Arte dei Beccai, in via Orsanmichele.[1] The current statute of the organisation was published by decree of the President of the Republic of Italy, and is dated 17 May 1978.