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from 19/05/2021 to 20/05/2021Commemoration, Concert, Theatrical Event[2021 Année Napoléon] Death and Imperial Transfiguration: Napoleon’s Triumph(s)
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… […]
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from 14/04/2021 to 19/11/2021Exhibition“NAPOLÉON”
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 […]
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from 08/04/2021 to 12/06/2021ExhibitionJosephine & Napoleon, an (extra)ordinary story
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 […]
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from 31/03/2021 to 19/09/2021ExhibitionNapoleon is no more
Other events at the Musée de l’armée for this 2021 Année Napoléon: Academic conference > “Napoléon n’est plus” [“Napoleon is no more”], 6- 8 April organised in partnership with the Fondation Napoléon and the Fondation Dosne-Thiers Auditorium Austerlitz Concerts > “Triomphes de Napoléon” 19-20 May co-production Fondation Napoléon/Musée de l’Armée Cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides Contemporary […]
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from 10/03/2021 to 19/07/2021ExhibitionDrawing for Napoleon. The Masterpieces of the imperial State Secretariat
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 […]
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27/11/2020Study DayBonapartisme(s)
Presentation The Chaire Napoléon continues its exploration of the circumstances and political consequences of Napoleon’s death in a series of study mornings. After the death itself and its contemporary echo (2018), the formation of the libero-bonapartist idea (2019), this third rendez-vous explores the Bonapartist ideas and facts. Programme 09:30 – Welcome 09:50 – The “Memorial”: […]
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from 02/09/2020 to 15/11/2020Exhibition, TalkImperial elegance. Souvenirs from the wardrobe of Empress Eugenie
On July 11, 1920, Eugenie de Montijo, a personality who marked her time, died in Madrid. A century later, the Château de Compiègne, where the last Empress of the French lived part of her life, pays homage to her through a series of events: exhibition of her most beautiful dresses in the ballroom gallery, a […]
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from 01/09/2020 to 15/08/2021ExhibitionThe headquarters of Wellington and Napoleon and the farms of the Battle of Waterloo
Waterloo Battlefield is one of the best preserved battlefields in the world. Since 1914, the site is protected and has therefore changed little since the fighting of 1815. All new construction is prohibited and, with the exception of the excavation of land due to the erection of the Lion’s Mound, the topography of the site […]
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from 11/07/2020 to 11/10/2020Exhibition, Guided TourAnd Eugenie created Biarritz, an imperial town
Presentation This summer, Biarritz pays homage to its greatest muse, Empress Eugenie de Montijo: it was for her that her husband, Emperor Napoleon III, had the Imperial Palace built in 1854, which became the Hôtel du Palais, one of the jewels of the city. The exhibition is an invitation to discover more about the periods […]
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from 11/05/2020 to 31/12/2020Exhibition, OtherCovid-19: Museums re-opening
Musée Napoléon Thurgovie/Napoleonmuseum – Arenenberg (link in English) 12 May 2020 Musée de l’image à Épinal (link in French): 12 May 2020 Musée Masséna (link in French): 13 May 2020 Waterloo Memorial (link in English): 20 May 2020 Musée de la guerre de 1870 de Loigny-la-bataille (link in French): end of May 2020, opening with a new exhibition “Napoleon […]