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The influence of Empress Eugenie on the fashion of her time is undeniable. Her support for Charles Frederick Worth, the first “grand-couturier” in history, the famous “political dresses” that she insisted on wearing to official events and her very good taste were the driving force behind the nascent fashion industry. The Château de Pierrefonds was […]

Marking the bicentenary of his death, the Napoléon exhibition explores the unlikely story of a complex character who was at once admired and controversial, victorious and conquered, heroic and tragic; a dramatic story that continues to fascinate our contemporaries to this day. It will highlight his political and cultural legacies that have profoundly impacted certain countries, chief […]

Other events at the Musée de l’Armée for this ‘2021 Année Napoléon’ include: Academic conference > “Napoléon n’est plus” [“Napoleon is no more”],  postponed to 21-23 September 2021 organised in partnership with the Fondation Napoléon and the Fondation Dosne-Thiers Auditorium Austerlitz Concerts > “Triomphes de Napoléon” postponed to 5 and 6 October 2021 co-production Fondation Napoléon/Musée […]

Programme of the two concerts Triomphe(s) de Napoléon Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 May 2021, at 8pm – Cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides Académie symphonique de Paris Jérôme Treille, direction Chœur Les Voix impériales Soloist : Véronique Chevallier Sarah Kim, organ Thierry Lentz, narrator Peter Hicks, direction La Marseillaise (version Berlioz) Allons enfants, Amour sacré, Guerriers pour toujours dans l’histoire… […]

Presentation of the exhibition During the revolutionary period, the nationalisation of Church property and part of the nobility’s property enabled the State to become a major landowner. During the First Empire, the new regime was able to undertake important urban reforms that had often been thought of under the Ancien Régime, but never materialised due […]

On 5, 6 and 9 May, wherever you are around the world, watch online the Bicentenary ceremonies. ► FOLLOW THE CEREMONIES LIVE Programme: (Times are given in GMT i.e. 1 hour behind London and 4 hours ahead of New York) – 5 May 2021: From 8am-4pm GMT, Laying of the personalised wreaths on the tomb* From 5pm GMT: Longwood House Gardens. Funeral march […]

On May 5, 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the island of St Helena. By sending the former Emperor of France into exile, the European monarchs had every reason to hope that this adventurer and upstart would soon be forgotten. But he managed to remind himself. Over the last five and a half years of his […]

8 April – 12 June 2021 More than 150 works will be on display, including historical and never-before-seen gems, a hundred or so paintings, works of art, letters and archival documents, as well as personal and rare objects related to this beautiful love story, the aim being to plunge visitors into the heart of the […]

A presentation of about a hundred drawings and plans from the State Secretariat collection. “Among the dozens of dossiers delivered every day to the Emperor’s cabinet, many were accompanied by plans, drawings or maps specially made to assist the the Head of State’s decision-making. Some of these documents are signed by the greatest names in […]

Designed to mark the bicentenary of Napoleon Bonaparte’s death, the exhibition celebrates him by tracing the relationship between the French emperor, the ancient world and Rome. Curated by Claudio Parisi Presicce, Massimiliano Munzi, Nicoletta Bernacchio and Simone Pastor, the exhibition traces Napoleon’s relationship with the models of the classical world from his youth through to […]