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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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Fondation Napoléon Patronage 2019
In 2019, the board of trustees of the Fondation Napoléon supported the following projects: Janaury 2019: Publication assistance for the catalogue to the exhibition “Corsica imperiale, Napoléon III et la Corse (1851-1870)”; February 2019: Financial support for two Napoleonic concerts organised by the Musée de l’Armée in the Autumn of 2019; April 2019: Publication assistance for […]
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Updated on 23 January 2020 > Fondation Napoléon: Auction of Objects dating from outside the Napoleonic periods (Paris, 9 December 2019)
Updated on 23 January 2020 > Results: A very large part of the 271 lots (objects dating from the 18th century, the Restoration and the July Monarchy) put up for auction was sold, for a total of nearly 920K euros. The Fondation Napoléon will thus be able to refocus its collection according to its “Napoleonic” […]
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Partnership > Presentation of the redesign of the National Navy Museum in Paris 2016-2022
On Thursday 26 September, one of our partner institutions, the Musée National de la Marine [the French national Navy museum, which has sites in Paris, Brest, Port-Louis, Rochefort and Toulon] presented the final project for the new design of the Paris Museum, under the chairmanship of the Secretary of State to the French Minister of the Armed Forces, […]
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St Helena joins the “Ville impériale” network
On 5 July 2019, the island of St Helena joined the “Ville impériale” network. Created in 2011, this “label” brings together eighteen towns that posess and promote a heritage of the First and Second Empires. The Fondation Napoléon is delighted with this news for the historic island that saw the death of Napoleon I and […]
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The Fondation Napoléon’s “Cercle d’Études” talks: Autumn 2019 programme
Our autumn 2019 programme of free talks (in French) at the Fondation Napoléon in Paris begins on Tuesday 17 September at 6pm with a talk to be given by Peter Hicks on the topic “Napoleon and Antiquity: Plutarch, Hannibal, and Charlemagne”. Other talks will follow: “General Lamarque”, by Gonzague Espinosa-Dassonneville; “Napoleon and Protestants”, by Revd. […]
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