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Programme André Grétry, La victoire est à nous (1783) La Reine Hortense, Partant pour la Syrie (1807) Nicolas Dalayrac, Veillons au salut de l’Empire (1787) André Grétry, Ou peut-on être mieux qu’au sein de sa famille (1769) “Mme M.” [sic], Le tombeau de Napoléon (avant 1838) Nicolas-Etienne Méhul, Cantate pour le mariage de l’Empereur, “Ô doux […]

On this occasion the Fondation Napoléon will be presenting at the Hôtel du département, Versailles a small  exhibition “Napoléon, homme de plume et grand lecteur” [“Napoleon, man of the pen and avid reader”] with items from its collection: autograph letters and books from Napoleon’s library – and will also spotlight the 15-volume edition of the General […]

From Saturday 23 to Sunday 24 June 2018. Three years after the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, meet the French and allied re-enactors in a family-friendly atmosphere. Join the celebrations on June 23-24, 2018. A fascinating historical weekend will gather together numerous activities and entertainment at each of the sites of the battle: bivouacs, the first […]

  Ligny, the name of this small village of the Province of Namur (in the entity of Sombreffe) appears on all the monuments associated with the great Napoleonic epic, from the heights of Ajaccio to the Arc de Triomphe of Paris. Ligny was indeed the scene, on June 16, 1815, of Napoleon’s last victory. The […]

Académie Symphonique de Paris Les Voix Impériales, Choir and Soloists Peter Hicks, Director Sara Kim, organist AU PROGRAMME Méhul, Le chant du retour pour la Grande Armée  Dalayrac/Boys, Veillons au salut de l’Empire  Catel, Chant triomphal pour la paix et l’anniversaire du Sacre  Grétry, Où peut-on être mieux qu’au sein de sa famille, extr. de […]

Events will take place on the weekend of 19-20 May 2018 at Ferme de Gémioncourt, 101 Rue Dernier Patard, Baisy-Thy, Belgium. Tickets are 8€ for adults, or 6€ if bought online before the 14 May. Children under the age of 12 go free. The schedule for the weekend is as follows: Saturday 19th May 10:00 […]

Life in camp – Presentation of troops and their uniforms: artillery, infantry, mounted guard – soldier’s life – big parades – firing of cannons and rifles – horses – dancing … Various activities: tastings, street vendors, magic lantern shows … Infantry troops presentation and uniforms … Times of parades: (Starting from the bivouac) Saturday 10:30 (to […]

Programme AT THE THÉÂTRE MUNICIPAL (9 rue Dénecourt, 77300 Fontainebleau) Saturday, 28 April, 8.30 pm  “La gloire et la Cendre” [Glory and ashes. Napoleon’s ultimate victory] Sunday 29 April 5pm “La mort de l’Aigle” [The death of the Eagle. Napoleon, from glory to exile] Reservation and information: 01 64 22 26 91 Book Fair (Saturday 28 April from […]

To accompany the exhibition “Napoleon the Strategist” (see above), the Musée de l’Armée in Paris has organised a cycle of 14 concerts, from 5 April, designed to bring to life the atmosphere of battles and other sounds from the Napoleonic campaigns, with music composed during the Napoleonic period as well as later works that refer to it. From […]

A reduction is available to readers of napoleon.org and the Foundation Napoléon Facebook pages. Category 1 –  26€ instead of 30€ Category 2 – 16€ instead of 20€ Take advantage of these rates by using the code CENT04 on the Museum’s Online Ticket page!