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A registered charity (Reconnue d'utilité publique par décret du 12 novembre 1987), the Fondation Napoléon is funded by the generous bequest made by Martial Lapeyre and its missions are as follows :
- To support both museums and individuals in the conservation of the architectural, artistic, musical, etc. heritage of the First and Second Empires.
- To contribute to the inventory and conservation of the great archival collections, in collaboration with the archival institutions.
- To encourage historical research both in France and abroad :
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by creating an internet site of documents and archival material napoleonica.org; with more than 3 000 documents digitised for its launch in Novemeber 2000, this site is already attracting other projects for 2001 and 2002, |
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by awarding every year history Grands Prix and Research Grants, |
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by supporting international history conferences and the publication of books or acts of conferences. |
- To facilitate access to the history of the First and Second Empires for all publics :
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by giving open access to the Bibliothèque M. Lapeyre, with its more than 5,000 volumes, |
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publishing an general public internet site, napoleon.org, which aims to be the reference point for Napoleonic history, and which must constantly be updated. |
You too can support the Fondation Napoléon in its aims and projects.
A registered charity (reconnue d'utilité publique), the Fondation Napoléon is able to receive donations and bequests.
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