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The Fondation Napoléon is a registered charity committed to the encouragement of the study of and interest in the history of the First and Second Empires, and the preservation of Napoleonic heritage.
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Covid-19 > Message from our president Victor-André Masséna Prince d’Essling
During the lockdown, despite the fact that our offices are closed, the Fondation Napoléon team has been hard at “home”-work, if you will. The weekly newsletter has gone out as usual, and we’ve been present on Facebook and Twitter. It’s been the usual business, if not business as usual, and we are pushing on with […]
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Cancellation of the commemorative mass (5 May 2020) at Les Invalides > a message from Prince Napoléon
Dear Friends, Given the extraordinary crisis currently facing France, and in concertation with the governor of Les Invalides and the director of the Musée de l’Armée, we have decided exceptionally to cancel the mass celebrated every year on 5 May in the Cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides, in memory of the Emperor Napoleon I […]
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COVID-19 > Cercle d’études talks program suspended except the 23 June
Due to the current health crisis, our program of talks scheduled for April, May and June 2020 have been cancelled, with one exception. The talk (in French) by Adrián Almoguera, “The Art of construction during the First Empire: Artistic ideas and political ideals”, scheduled for 23 June at 6pm, is being maintained for the time being. […]
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COVID-19: update > Indefinite Postponement of the talks in the Cercle d’études series (16 March, 2020)
Update 16 March, 2020 > From today, all talks have been postponed. The start-up date will be posted as soon as possible, in line with French government health-related guidelines. Stay safe, do not endanger either yours or anyone else’s safety. If you are in France, please follow French government guidelines.
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COVID-19: the Fondation Napoléon closed to the public (16 March, 2020)
From today, 16 March, 2020, the Fondation Napoléon (7, rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Paris 5e) is closed to the public. The Cercle d’études talks are postponed and the Bibliothèque M. Lapeyre library is closed. We will inform you as to re-opening of the Fondation and the restart of activities at the Fondation’s offices as soon as […]
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