Interviews : 55
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InterviewThierry Lentz: Exhibition “Napoleon on St Helena: His fight for his Story” an exceptional opportunity to see objects that have not been seen together since 1821The exhibition “Napoleon on St Helena: His fight for his Story” which will take place at the Musée de l'Armée (Army Museum) in Paris from 6 April to 24 July 2016, promises to be exceptional in more ways than one. The Napoleon Foundation has played… -
InterviewPierre Branda: "Joséphine, a poker player with an unreadable face" (January, 2016)The historian Pierre Branda, who is also the Director of Collections at the Fondation Napoléon, has just written a biography of the most famous woman of the First Empire: Josephine (published by Perrin). The subtitle, "The Swan Paradox", sets the scene. The Swan Paradox refers… -
InterviewVIVIANE DELPECH: ABBADIA, ANTOINE D’ABBADIE’S ARCHITECTURAL LAST WILL AND TESTAMENTThree questions to… Viviane Delpech (2015 Second Empire Prize, for her book "Abbadia, le monument idéal d'Antoine d'Abbadie", edited by PUR, 2015 with photos by Alban Gilbert). Viviane Delpech is an associate researcher (Laboratoire ITEM EA 3002), and lecturer ("chargée de cours") in the Art History… -
InterviewFRANCK FAVIER: "Berthier the Marshal existed well before and without Napoleon" (November 2015)On 1 June 1815 one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most faithful servants, Marshal Berthier, chief-of-staff of the army, died after falling from a window in unclear circumstances. Until now little was known of his private life and his psychological profile: Franck Favier has filled this gap,… -
InterviewHERVÉ DUMONT: “NAPOLEON THE SAGA IN 1,000 FILMS” (Napoléon, L’épopée en 1000 films)Hervé Dumont is not only the former director of the Lausanne film directory and a cinema historian often awarded for his works, he is also the author of the monumental Napoléon, L’épopée en 1000 films [Napoleon; the saga in a thousand films] (Editions Ides &… -
InterviewANDRÉ HEUGHEBAERT AND ERIC IVEN: A MAD PROJECT TO CREATE A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO THE MAPPING OF THE CAMPAIGN OF BELGIUM IN JUNE 1815 (JUIN 2015)JunIBIS (http://www.junibis.be/) is a website, run by volunteers, dedicated to mapping the Belgian campaign of June 1815, in French, Dutch, German and English. This ambitious project began in January 2015, and is the brain-child of two friends, the Belgian engineers, André Heughebaert (Design and construction)… -
InterviewFRANCK SAMSON: "In order to be the Emperor at re-enactements, you have to do things seriously without taking yourself too seriously"On the occasion of the bicentennial of the Hundred Days and the Battle of Waterloo, the historical re-enactments have never been more numerous, vibrant and popular. One of the pillars of these events is naturally the man that embodies the Emperor Napoleon, Frank Samson, who… -
InterviewKatherine Astbury curator of the virtual exhibition "Napoleon’s Last Stand: 100 days in 100 objects"The online exhibition "Napoleon's Last Stand: 100 days in 100 objects" is a day-by-day rediscovery of the history of Napoleon's 100 days. In a project developed by the University of Warwick in Britain, the story is retold through a selection of historic objects from public and private collections -… -
InterviewNapoléon/Wellington: Destins Croisés. Five questions for Etienne Claude and Véronique Maton (Musée Wellington Waterloo)To mark the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, the Wellington Museum in Waterloo is hosting a major exhibition called “Napoléon-Wellington: Destins Croisés” (Napoleon and Wellington: Shared Destinies) which explores the military, political and personal lives of the two great adversaries, Napoleon I and the 1st… -
Interview"NAPOLÉON ET PARIS, RÊVES D’UNE CAPITALE", EXHIBITION PRESENTED BY THIERRY SARMANT (MAI 2015)"Napoleon and Paris, dreams of a capital". Thierry Sarmant is the deputy director of the Carnavalet Museum and co-curator of "Napoléon et Paris, rêves d'une capitale". In this interview, he tells us about the exhibition at the Musée Carnavalet which explores the incredible program of…