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from 11/04/2017 to 02/07/2017ExhibitionImperial Splendours: The art of jewellery since the 18th centuryThe major creations of the imperial and royal courts, from the Consulate to the Second Empire, are presented, as are the illustrious figures who commissioned them: Napoleon I, who chose the founder of Chaumet, Marie-Etienne Nitot, to magnify his symbols of power; the Empress Josephine, whose immense taste for jewellery is reflected in the ceremonial […]
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05/07/2017ConferenceThe French intervention in Mexico (1862-1867): An unexpected conflict, the beginning of a friendshipUnder the high patronage of His Excellency the Ambassador of Mexico to France, Juan Manuel Gómez-Robledo, the Mexican Embassy in France is organizing (in collaboration with the Historical Defence Service, the Souvenir Napoléonien and the Fondation Napoléon) a conference on the theme “The French intervention in Mexico (1862-1867): An unexpected conflict, the beginning of a friendship” on 5 […]
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20/05/2017Theatrical EventNapoleon and St Helena“Napoleon on St Helena”, drawn from Ennio Coltorti’s translation of “La dernière salve”, a masterpiece signed by Jean Claude Brisville, represents with great tension and dramatic irony the clash between Napoleon and his jailer Hudson Lowe, with Ennio Coltorti (Napoleon), Roberto Mantovani (Hudson Lowe), Silvia Scozzi (soprano), Antonella Moles (pianoforte). Organized by the Cultural Association […]
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from 07/04/2017 to 09/07/2017ExhibitionNapoleon III and Corsica – Notables of the Second EmpireUntil 9 July 2017, the Maison Bonaparte d’Ajaccio is exhibiting a collection of objects belonging to Corsican notables from the time of Napoleon III. Among these objects are clothes, jewellery, portraits, furniture and various documents, consisting of 70 items in total. They all tell a story of the relationship that Napoléon III and his wife […]
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Napo FactfileThe “sacre” or consecration of Napoleon IThis is one of the best-known stories about Napoleon Bonaparte. It is a moment of glory which highlights one man’s successful rise, from Corsican general to Emperor of the French. But what is it really all about? What is a sacre? Well, a coronation is an event where a monarch is crowned and power […]
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from 18/05/2017 to 22/05/2017ExhibitionPresentation of Napoleon’s Chasseur Colonel Uniform and bicorne hatFollowing the conservation work, financed by a public appeal launched by the Fondation Napoléon, of Napoleon’s Chasseur Colonel uniform worn on St Helena and the bicorne hat he wore at Waterloo, these two historic garments will be presented to the public at the Museums of Sens on Thursday 18 May at 17h. They will remain […]