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► Programme (in French)  ◄ SPEAKERS and SESSION PRESIDENTS: François VILLEROY de GALHAU, Governor of the Banque de France; Victor-André MASSENA, Prince d’Essling, President of the Fondation Napoléon; Pierre BRANDA; Eric ANCEAU; Serge SCHWEITZER; Dominique BARJOT; Thierry LENTZ; François de COUSTIN; Hubert BONIN; Thierry CLAEYS; Matthieu de OLIVEIRA; Nicolas STOSKOPF; Arnaud MANAS; Agnès d’ANGIO-BARROS; Frédéric BARBIER; Jean-François BELHOSTE; Clémence BECQUET; Laurent THEIS; Georges RIBEILL; Marie-Françoise BERNERON-COUVENHES; Bruno MARNOT; Michel HAU; BOURILLON; Michel CARMONA; Michel CADOT; Juliette […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

CONFERENCE PROGRAM THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 4 PM EST/9 PM GMT Introductory Remarks Victor-André Masséna, Fondation Napoléon Samuel E. “Skip” Vichness, The Massena Society Alexander Mikaberidze, LSUS Opening Keynote Speech: “Napoleon: the ‘Famous Delinquent’” Michael Broers, University of Oxford FRIDAY, MARCH 19 Roundtable Discussion: The World of Napoleonic Podcasting, 2:00 – 3:45 PM EST Chair: J. […]

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 […]

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”: […]

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 […]