 He was one of the Romanian Academy's original members upon its 1866 foundation as the "Academic Society", and subsequently participated in setting up its Library.Urechia served as vice-chairman and general secretary of the Academy for several terms, was president of its Historical Section, and supervised a number of its cultural programs.Dissolved in Iaşi due to lack of members, the "Atheneul Român" club was reestablished in the capital during 1865.