What's On

A wide ranging, international public conference on conflict and society during the Napoleonic era. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Dr Edward Coss (United States Command and General Staff College), Dr Catriona Kennedy (Univeristy of York) and Dr Robert Poole (University of Central Lancashire). This conference, organised by the British Commission for Military History, and […]

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Napoleon’s birth*, the Waterloo Memorial 1815 is organising an event based on Napoleon’s and Wellington’s youth. This event will immerse visitors in the lives of civilians and soldiers at the end of the 18th century, with demonstrations of crafts such as leather tanning, basket weaving and embroidery as well as […]

Join the Napoleonic Association at their biggest event of the year!   Huge living history at the Riverside Park Huntingdon all weekend and a battle Saturday and Sunday afternoon at Hinchingbrooke Park.   There is very limited parking at Hinchingbrooke Country Park, parking will only be available for disabled badge holders and those reenactors who […]

French title: “Un soir chez la princesse Mathilde, une Bonaparte et les Arts” The exhibition is organised into various sections evoking her Italian exile, her own artistic career, her various residences and especially the relationship between her artistic tastes and her literary salon, reviewed in the light of new documents. Section 1: A “Historical Salon”, Mathilde, […]

Musée d’histoire locale Place du 11 novembre 1918 92500 Rueil-Malmaison Tel: 01 47 32 32 66 50 website The Fondation Napoléon is lending the following works from its collection to the city of Rueil-Malmaison. Annuaire dramatique ou étrennes théâtrales. Paris, Madame Cavanach, 1807. La Constitution française décrétée par l’Assemblée Nationale Constituante aux années 1789, 1790, […]

The exhibition “Sir Hudson Lowe on St Helena” opened on 14 April,  the anniversary date of Sir Hudson Lowe’s arrival on St Helena. it takes place at Plantation House, former home of Sir Hudson and still today home to the governors of the island. The exhibition, which is the result of years of research by […]

Napoleon I was a great traveller. Even when he was on military campaigns, the Emperor was accompanied by objects that were worthy of his rank. Every time he set up camp, he was accustomed to being surrounded by luxurious (foldable) furniture and sophisticated accessories. The Garde-Meuble Impérial, predecessor of the Mobilier National, was the guardian […]

London The V&A Museum (London, UK) celebrates the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s births with a season of events and displays, including a new addition to the jewellery collection – Queen Victoria’s stunning sapphire and diamond coronet (video), designed for her by Albert, and on display from 11 April Victoria and Albert’s Museum (13 […]

March-December 2019, in Autun (and on the occasion of the 240th anniversary of the arrival of Joseph and Napoleon): IMPERIAL YEAR. With talks, exhibitions, guided tours, theatre,… Read more (link in French) May-October 2019, Ajaccio: NAPOLEON YEAR. With an exhibition about Mathilde Bonaparte at the Palais Fesch Museum; an exhibition focusing on Napoleon in contemporary […]