What's On : 44
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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 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 17/08/2019 to 18/08/2019Family, Re-enactmentNapoleon 250: event based on Napoleon’s and Wellington’s youth
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Napoleon’s birth*, the Waterloo Memorial 1815 is organising an event based on Napoleon’s and Wellington’s youth. This event will immerse visitors in the lives of civilians and soldiers at the end of the 18th century, with demonstrations of crafts such as leather tanning, basket weaving and embroidery as well as […]
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from 08/04/2019 to 19/04/2019FamilyNapoleonic Easter at Fort Nelson (UK)
Children can pretend to be soldiers and practice drill formations under the command of our drill sergeant. Then the young recruits can test their skills firing flintlock muskets and cannons in a shooting range, and have a go at playing traditional games of the period. History is also brought to life in the Guard Room, […]
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24/03/2019Guided Tour, Theatrical EventNapoleon’s back in Milan!
A guided tour with historical costumes, retracing the footprints of the passage of Napoleon in the historic center of Milan (Italy) From the Palazzo Reale to the Arco della Pace, via the Brera and the Castello Sforzesco, revisiting statues, memories and ancient bricks, Napoleon Bonaparte visits the city to bring it back to its former glory, taking […]
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from 23/03/2019 to 23/06/2019Exhibition, Study DayThe Emperor in private: Napoleon I – husband, father, lover
The town of La Roche-sur-Yon (France) is organising an exhibition entitled “The Emperor in private: Napoleon I – husband, father, lover” for which the Fondation Napoléon is lending ten objects from its collection. On the occasion of this exhibition at the Museum of that town, a catalogue will also be published with the support of […]
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18/02/2019Study Day“A passo di carica”: Murat, Naples and Europe
Programme (Palazzo Reale Naples): 4 pm: A presentation of the book A passo di carica, Murat, re di Napoli, ed. Luigi Mascilli Migliorini A presentation of the book Murat, Naples, Europe by Nicoletta Marini of Armenia Three brief interventions: Thierry Lentz, Renata De Lorenzo, Renata Lattuada Presentation of the MurApp smartphone application, Murat’s Naples, with […]
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30/11/2018Study DaySt Helena, the origins of the Napoleonic legend
Programme : Napoléon à Sainte-Hélène [Napoleon on St Helena] (Thierry Lentz). Le Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène : témoignage et manifeste politique [The Mémorial of St Helena: testimony and political manifesto] (Chantal Prévot) Le grand-maréchal Bertrand et ses Mémoires [Grand Marshal Bertrand and his Memoirs] (François Houdecek) Dans l’intimité de Napoléon : les témoignages d’Ali et de Marchand [Napoleon in […]
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from 09/07/2018 to 15/07/2018Conference, Guided TourInternational Napoleonic Society 2018 Conference (Vienna)
There will be four days of papers and three days of tours, including Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 July. The main topics are: the King of Rome, the year 1809, The (First) Congress of Vienna and Politics, Military Operations, Soldiers of War, Italy and Beyond, Political Consequences, Logistics and Research, Full programme here. For more information, […]
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23/06/2018Guided TourThe Napoleonic sites of Pavia
The Natural History Museum of the University of Pavia is organizing a guided tour, open to all, dedicated to Napoleon I and his stays in Pavia. Saturday, June 23, with meeting at 10.30am in Piazza Botta 10 in Pavia, you can access the ancient aristocratic residence of the Botta Adorno family that was considered the […]