From 15th September 2021 to 3rd January 2022, the Château de Fontainebleau is having an exhibition focusing on the traces left by Napoleon I at the Château de Fontainebleau through furniture, architecture and fittings made during the First Empire.
Address:Place du Général de Gaulle, 77300 Fontainebleau
Photographers Annabelle Matter and Alexis Gérard have travelled the world over to find iconic or less well-known sites from the Napoleonic epic, and to immortalise them. The exhibition, entitled "L'Esprit des Lieux" will display their…
On 7th May 2021, the Fontainebleau Municipal Theatre is giving a performance written by Philippe Bulinge, with a prelude to the sound of Napoleonic percussion.
As part of the music festival in July and the centenary of the American Art Schools of Fontainebleau, two concerts will be especially dedicated to Napoleon I this summer.
Address:Place du Général de Gaulle, 77300 Fontainebleau
Theatre Company Le Théâtre des Grognards welcomes you to the Fontainebleau Municipal Theatre for a representation of "Le Chanoine de Milan" ("The Canon of Milan") on 12th October 2021.
As part of the tour of the château de Fontainebleau and its gardens, a tour is organised from May to December 2021 to discover the developments made by Napoleon I.
Address:Place du Général de Gaulle, 77300 Fontainebleau
As part of the bicentenary of the death of Emperor Napoleon I, the Department, in partnership with the Château de Fontainebleau, is organising a scientific colloquium on "The Seine-et-Marne and Napoleon: intimacy, powers, memories".
Address:248 avenue Charles Prieur, 77190 Dammarie-les-Lys
Under the Ancien Régime, urbaria were used to establish taxes and were the forerunners of the land registry. Until 1789, the property tax was a tax system by quota, i.e. it required a total sum from a territory, without taking into account how it…
Did you know... The bronze statue of Napoleon on horseback in the Place de la Légion d'Honneur in Montereau-Fault-Yonne was sculpted by Charles-Pierre-Victor Pajol, the eldest son of a General who was the hero of the Battle of Montereau in 1814.
The Napoleonic eagles, which are located at the entrance of the Château de Fontainebleau, were removed and replaced several times as the political regimes in France changed during the 19th century. Let’s take a look back at the destiny of the…
Events taking place for the bicentenary of Napoleon I in Seine-et-Marne are organised by the Château de Fontainebleau, the Town of Fontainebleau, the Department Archives and the Château de Martoy, in partnership with the Department of Seine-et-Marne.