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from 07/04/2023 to 21/05/2023ExhibitionElisa’s letters: this is how the Princess of Lucca ruledThe exhibition is organised into two sections: Firstly, the correspondents, or the historical figures, the protagonists of Elisa’s correspondence. The second section demonstrates the tools and materials of written communication: paper, ink and everything you needed to govern a country before the advent of email. Here is a translation of the press presentation given by (from left): Massimiliano […]
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from 11/03/2023 to 05/06/2023ExhibitionNapoleon and “The Fainting of Esther”, An imperial gift for the first King of SaxonyThe latter owed his royal status to the French Emperor and in that year he travelled to Paris to visit his benefactor. The tapestry was given a prominent place in the dining room of the palace. In 1943, it was moved to Schleinitz Castle near Meissen for safekeeping, but after 1945 its whereabouts were unknown. […]
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from 13/01/2023 to 01/05/2023ExhibitionThe French Navy during the First EmpireThis new temporary exhibition invites you to discover the technical innovations brought to navigation, the daily life of the men on board the frigates of the period as well as the contribution of Belgian resources in the development of the imperial navy! The exhibition will present an authentic collection of objects including a selection of […]
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from 10/01/2023 to 27/06/2023TalkWinter and spring 2023 programme of Napoleonica® lecturesHere is the updated program (as of 21 February) for the winter and spring 2023 sessions of Napoleonica® lectures. (*3 talks have been reprogrammed) 10 January, (for the 150th anniversary of the death of Napoleon III): “the sad medical demise of Napoleon III“, by Alain Goldcher 17 January (for the bicentenary of the death of […]
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from 22/10/2022 to 18/09/2023ExhibitionFabulous porcelainPresentation of the exhibition Material, form and decoration invite us on a journey through one of the richest collections of nineteenth-century ceramic art held by a national museum in France. From Compiègne, where the collection is kept, to Sèvres, the main production site, the exhibition takes us on an imaginary journey to Italy, Greece, Egypt […]
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from 01/10/2022 to 01/12/2023Commemoration, Conference, Festival, Other, Study Day, Talk, Theatrical Event2023 Année Napoléon III – The 150th anniversary of the death of Napoleon III -
from 08/08/2022 to 30/12/2023ExhibitionCastlereagh: Life & LegacyRobert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, who ended his own life in 1822 at hte age of 53, was an enormously influential and divisive figure, hated in both Ireland and Britain. A highlight of the exhibition is a silver inkstand which remained within the family until it was sold in 2019 to the National Trust. It was presented by […]
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from 26/06/2020 to 31/12/2023ExhibitionMiniatures from the Time of Napoleon in the Tansey CollectionThis exhibition showcases a total of 150 works from the time of Napoleon I (from 1795 to 1815). These tiny portraits, which were generally intended for personal use, date from the “golden age” of miniature painting. They exhibit a high degree of artistic skill and refined craftsmanship. Unlike the staged, theatrical portraits of absolutism, now […]