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Spring 2018 programme of the Cercle d’études at the Fondation Napoléon
The new programme of talks proposed by the Fondation Napoléon, from 3 April to 26 June 2018 includes: “Moscow occupied! The opinion of the soldiers of the Grande Armée on the Russian Campaign”; “The ballet of the Paris Opera durign the Second Empire”; “The Consulate General of France in Jerusalem”; “The care of the wounded of the […]
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Cercle d’études talks at the Fondation Napoléon: Winter Programme 2018
New programme of talks proposed by the Napoleon Foundation from 16 January to 27 March 2018. Topics include: Abel Gance’s “Napoléon”; a meeting with Jean-Dominique Merchet, Marshal Lefebvre and his family; Marie-Louise; Marie Bonaparte; Teaching of History during the Consulate and the First Empire; The cartographique ‘arsenal’ of the State Secretariat during the Consulate and […]
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A loan agreement between the Fondation Napoléon and the Musée d’Orsay
The Fondation Napoléon is delighted to announce that it has deposited at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, one of the most imposing items from its collection, namely “Napoleon as Legislator” by the French sculptor Eugène Guillaume (1822-1905). This long-term loan represents the continuity of a partnership between these two institutions already manifested on […]
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Publication of volume XIV of the Correspondance générale de Napoléon Ier: Leipzig juillet-décembre 1813
This fourteenth volume of the General Correspondence of Napoleon Bonaparte, directed by François Houdecek, covers the period of the second half of 1813 and includes 2,600 commented letters, 6 maps, a commented timeline, two indexes. Additional information and summary … Introduction in English. 15 November 2017
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A new showcase for the Fondation Napoléon’s Collection
Like many museums, the Fondation Napoléon has a new database that makes it easier to browse the 1,700 pieces of its collection online, on computers, tablets and smartphones. Classified according to twenty-one categories, most of the artworks and objects include one or more photos that can be enlarged. By registering an account (free and immediately […]
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