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Exhibition > Monaco and the Napoleons: lntertwined Destinies
This summer, from 11 July to 31 August, a major exhibition will focus on the intertwined destinies of the Napoleonic dynasty and the princes of Monaco. Under the patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, the exhibition features numerous masterpieces from French public collections, the Fondation Napoléon and prestigious private collectors, recounting the astonishing […]
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4th “Recontres militaires” of Napoleonica la revue: From one Empire to another. Production, use, development and symbolism of French weaponry
The 4th edition of the military meetings organised by Napoleonica la revue “l’armement français d’un Empire à l’autre” will take place on 7 October 2025 in the Austerlitz auditorium of the Musée de l’Armée, Paris. It will explore four main themes: the production, use, development and symbolism of hand-held weapons and artillery from the First […]
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Napoleonica the journal n°8: Napoleon’s death mask – the whole story
The latest issue of Napoleonica the journal is now available on Cairn, free to consult, download or you can buy a print copy for 7 €. This monographic issue of Napoleonica the journal offers the most detailed, international account of the Emperor’s death mask ever written. It is true that early-20th-century British enthusiasts laid the foundations, but their […]
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Collection “Music and the Republic, from the French Revolution to the Popular Front”, free exhibition at the French National Archives
From 26 March to 14 July 2025, the French National Archives are organising an exhibition devoted to 150 years of close ties between music and the French Republic. Entitled ‘Musique et République, de la Révolution au Front populaire’ [Music and the Republic, from the Revolution to the Popular Front], the exhibition will be open free […]
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Conference: The Banque de France, a Granit Mass
To mark its 225th anniversary, the Banque de France and the Fondation Napoléon are organising a conference on Thursday 20 March 2025 on the theme of ‘The Banque de France: a mass of granite’. The aim of this event, which follows on from the ‘Napoleon III and the economy’ conference (proceedings published on 11 April […]
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