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Fondation Napoléon > Disappointment after the refusal of the Paris Musée de l’Armée to move elsewhere the planned artistic installation of a reproduction of the skeleton of the horse, “Marengo”, above the Emperor’s Tomb (May 2021)
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE – 7 May 2021 The Fondation Napoléon regrets the refusal of the Paris Musée de l’Armée to move elsewhere the planned artistic installation of a reproduction of the skeleton of the horse, “Marengo”, above the Emperor’s Tomb. As part of its contemporary art exhibition “Napoleon? Encore!”, which opens on 7 May 2021, […]
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Bicentenary of Napoleon’s death > a word from the President of the Fondation Napoléon, Victor-André Masséna, Prince d’Essling
5 May 2021, a day of celebration Dear Friends, Here we are on the eve of the commemoration of Napoleon’s death on St Helena, which occurred two hundred years ago at 5.49 pm. This 5 May, as indeed the whole of this very special year, “2021 Année Napoléon”, has involved many different players – public […]
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Bicentenary of Napoleon’s death > Ceremonies on 5 May 2021
“The 5 May 2021 will be a day of celebration”, according to the President of the Fondation Napoléon, Victor-André Masséna. Numerous ceremonies are being organised on St Helena, in France and in Europe, some of which can be followed live. Due to health restrictions, the ceremonies are not open to the public. ST HELENA The […]
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Co-publication Perrin / Fondation Napoléon > Écrits clandestins de Sainte-Hélène, de Napoléon (Clandestine writings from St Helena)
In 1817 and 1818, Napoleon had three works published in London, Lettres du Cap [The Letters from the Cape of Good Hope], Lettres d’un Capitaine de Storeship [Letters of a storeship captain], and the Manuscrit de l’île d’Elbe [The Elba Manuscript; On the Bourbons in 1815], in order to mobilise public opinion for his return to Europe, a […]
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The Monnaie de Paris (the Paris Mint) launches a collection of commemorative coins to celebrate the Bicentenary of Napoleon’s death
The Monnaie de Paris (the Paris Mint), partner of 2021 Année Napoléon, has launched a collection of commemorative coins to celebrate the Bicentenary of Napoleon’s death. As part of the Bicentenary of Napoleon’s death, the Monnaie de Paris is launching an exceptional collection of commemorative coins. On 27 April 2021, the inaugural coining of one […]
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