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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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Arc de Triomphe, Paris: loan by the Fondation Napoléon of a bust of Napoleon (December 2018)
On Saturday 1 December 2018, demonstrators broke into the museum inside the Arc de Triomphe (at the Place de l’Etoile, Paris) and vandalised the interieur causing extensive damage. Among the artworks which were attacked was a bust of Napoleon I after Chaudet, a long-term loan by the Musée du Louvre. Following these events, the […]
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Napoleon, man of the pen and avid reader, an exhibition at the History Book Fair in Versailles
The Fondation Napoléon will be present on 24 and 25 November 2018 at the Hôtel du département and the Hôtel de ville (the town hall) of Versailles, which is hosting the Versailles History book fair: Histoire de Lire. On this occasion the Fondation Napoléon will be presenting at the Hôtel du département, Versailles a small exhibition “Napoléon, homme de […]
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Napoleon at the house of Chateaubriand
The Fondation Napoléon and the Maison de Chateaubriand are organising a series of events to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of François-René de Chateaubriand (4 September 1768) and the 150th anniversary of his death (4 July 1848). Collaboration between these two institutions is not as surprising as it may appear. While it is […]
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Philippe Bélaval reappointed President of the Centre des Monuments Nationaux
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Fondation Napoléon, representing the Minister of Culture, Philippe Bélaval has been reappointed as President of the Centre des Monuments Nationaux (the French Centre of National Monuments). First appointed president of the CMN in 2012, he was already reappointed as the head of this public institution in 2015. […]
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New president of the Souvenir Napoléonien, et member of the board of Trustees of the Fondation Napoléon
On Sunday 6 May 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Souvenir Napoléonien elected a new committee: – President: Christian Bourdeille Having graduated from the Institut d’Études des Relations Internationales de Paris (Diplomatic and Consular Section), PhD in Economic Sciences (Sciences Po, Paris), Christian Bourdeille has been in charge of the “Armaments Relations” mission since […]
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