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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 […]
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from 13/09/2019 to 13/10/2019Exhibition, Radio TV CinemaLittle Corporal on the Big Screen: The Film Posters of Napoleon Bonaparte
The James Smith Noel Collection and the R.W. Norton Art Gallery are proud to present “Little Corporal on the Big Screen: The Film Posters of Napoleon Bonaparte”, a unique exhibition of 35 original posters and other film artifacts from countries as diverse as Argentina, Belgium, Cuba, Egypt, England, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Russia, the U.S. and, […]
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from 26/07/2019 to 31/12/2020OtherExperience the “Retour des cendres” in 3-D at the Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe was ordered by Napoleon I in 1806. Exiled to St Helena in 1815, the Emperor died 15 years before the monument was completed (in 1836). It was in a spirit of reconciliation between all French people that King Louis-Philippe decided, in 1840, to have the Emperor’s body brought back to France on board the famous frigate Belle […]
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from 14/03/2019 to 31/12/2019Exhibition, OtherBicentenary of the Births of Victoria and Albert
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 […]
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from 01/01/2019 to 31/12/2019Other250th anniversary of Napoleon’s birth: various events
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 […]
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from 07/10/2017 to 04/11/2018OtherNapoleon: Protector of Agriculture and Industry
“During the English blockade, Napoleon I contributed greatly to the industrial and economic development of the North by passing decrees to promote the cultivation of sugar beet (1811) and the spinning of flax (1811 and 1812). The Chamber of Commerce of Lille wished to pay tribute to him by erecting a statue cast from the […]
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from 06/11/2016 to 19/03/2017Concert, Radio TV CinemaAbel Gance’s Napoleon
From 13 November, various UK cinemas will be screening “Napoleon” by Abel Gance, on the occasion of the release on DVD / Blu-Ray produced by the British Film Institute and Photoplay Productions based on the restoration* (of 2000) by Kevin Brownlow (duration: 5h30), with a new score by Carl Davis (the longest ever composed for a silent […]
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from 24/08/2014 to 25/08/2014OtherRegency Weekend
Gossip, rumours and scandal – discover the truth behind the glory days of Wellington. From the heyday of the Prince Regent and the rigours of courtly life, to the regimes of the Red Coats during their combat campaign; experience life and laughter in regency England. Purchase your tickets today by calling our dedicated Ticket Sales Team […]
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from 18/05/2014 to 21/06/2014OtherThe Northern Italy delegation of the Souvenir Napoléon’s May-June programme
Amongst the events organized by the Souvenir Napoleon Nord-Italie for May and June 2014 are: Re-enactment in Fino del Monte (BG) on 18 and 19 May The End of the Kingdom of Italy in the Hills Around Bergamot Re-enactment of the capture of deserters, and their trial and execution in the piazza. Talk on 18 May […]
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from 17/05/2014 to 18/05/2014OtherEuropean Night of Museums 2014
On the night of 17th-18th May, museums and cultural institutions across Europe will open their doors late into the night as part of the European Night of Museums (known as La Nuit des Musées in France, Museums at Night in the UK…) Museums combine the late opening with special installations, activities and performances, as well […]