What's On : 35
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from 19/12/2019 to 31/05/2020ExhibitionWaiting for the Emperor: Archaeological and Urban Monuments in Napoleon’s Rome 1809-1814
In 1808 Rome was occupied by the French army. The following year, the city was annexed and declared the second city of the Napoleonic Empire after Paris. The emperor’s son was given the title “King of Rome”, and for five years Rome waited for an Emperor who would never arrive. The exhibition is divided into […]
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from 28/11/2019 to 31/03/2020ExhibitionFrom Ligny to Waterloo: the confrontations between Napoleon and Blücher in 1815
This exhibition is organised on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the death of Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, who died in September 1819. He was one of the great figures of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 as he was at the head of the Prussian army. To commemorate this anniversary, Prussian, […]
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from 15/11/2019 to 03/05/2020ExhibitionGeorge IV: Art and Spectacle
The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace, London, SW1A 1AA UK Practical information website Prices Adult £13.50 Over 60 £12.20 Student £10.80 Under 17 / Disabled £6.70 Under 5 Free Family (2 adults and 3 under 17s) £33.50
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from 19/10/2019 to 01/03/2020ExhibitionA Newly Ordered World – Treasures from the Napoleonic Era
Museum’s presentation: “Napoleon Bonaparte reorganized the European world in many respects. 2019 will mark the 250th anniversary of his birthday, an occasion that inspired Pforzheim’s Jewellery Museum to organize a special exhibition spotlighting the new kind of jewellery and fashion characteristic of the Napoleonic era. Back then, the Neoclassical style of the Revolution and the […]
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from 09/10/2019 to 10/05/2020ExhibitionKehinde Wiley meets Jacques-Louis David
The two paintings will be presented at the Chateau de Malmaison from 9 October 2019 to 6 January 2020, then at the Brooklyn Museum from 24 January to 10 May 2020. This presentation, jointly organised by the curators of the two institutions, will be accompanied, on each site, by a rich cultural programme highlighting both […]
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from 13/09/2019 to 14/09/2019ConferenceWar and Peace in the Age of Napoleon
A wide ranging, international public conference on conflict and society during the Napoleonic era. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Dr Edward Coss (United States Command and General Staff College), Dr Catriona Kennedy (Univeristy of York) and Dr Robert Poole (University of Central Lancashire). This conference, organised by the British Commission for Military History, and […]
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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 01/08/2019 to 30/09/2019ExhibitionNapoleon: His Life, His Times, His Battles
In celebration of Napoleon Bonaparte’s 250th birthday, the James Smith Noel Collection’s latest exhibit examines his life, times and battles, both political and personal. In the midst of political uncertainty after the French Revolution, Napoleon rose to power and led France to great imperial heights only to be exiled and lose it all in the end. […]
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from 18/07/2019 to 13/07/2019ConferenceCALL FOR PAPERS: The One Hundred Days in One Hundred Hours (17th international Congress of the INS)
Organisers anticipate that many papers will concentrate on the 100 Days and perhaps Grenoble’s native son, Stendhal. As always, other papers of interest and important new research will also be considered. Topics can include military, political, social and cultural aspects of the period. Provisional programme: Monday and Tuesday, conference at La Plateforme, Wednesday conference at […]
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from 05/07/2019 to 21/12/2019ExhibitionImperial corsica. Napoleon III and Corsica (1851-1870)
The imperial regime of Napoleon III during the Second Empire was a major turning point for Corsica, a highly symbolic peripheral region at the time. With more than 250 historical works and objects, the exhibition accurately reconstructs the emperor’s unique connection with the island. Between the hope of both social and economic progress and cultural […]