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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 > 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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COVID-19: The Fondation Napoléon library closed to the public (15 March 2020)
From today, 15 March 2020, the Martial Lapeyre Library (7 rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Paris, 5th Arrondissment) is closed to the public. You can use our online services to continue your research > Napoleonica Research on napoleon.org The date of the reopening and other measures relating to the reception of the public at the premises of […]
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Musée National de la Marine > The “Canot de l’Empereur” at the Ateliers des Capucins (Brest, France)
Seventy-five years after the Emperor’s barge was first transfered from Brest to Paris, the 210-year-old vessel was returned to its port of origin in October 2018, coïnciding with the complete renovation of the Paris site of the French National Maritime Museum [Musée de la Marine-Paris ] (whose re-opening is planned for 2022). After almost a […]
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