News
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.
-
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, […]
More -
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 […]
More -
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. […]
More -
Obituary: Jean-Michel Mehnert (1931-2019)
Jean-Michel Mehnert, prefect, French Interior Ministry representative on the Board of Trustees of the Fondation Napoléon, died on 20 June as a result of a brief illness. After an education at the École de la France d’Outre-Mer, he joined the prefectoral corps and held important roles not only in Nouvelle Caledonie but also in metropolitan […]
More -
Partnership Fondation Napoléon / Musée National de la Marine
On Monday, 3 June 2019, at the Musée National de la Marine, the President of the Fondation Napoléon, Victor-André Masséna, Prince d’Essling, and the Director of the Musée National de la Marine, Commissioner-General Vincent Campredon, signed a partnership agreement between the two institutions to carry out joint actions as part of their respective activities to […]
More
