From the end of August to October 2021, the Town of Fontainebleau will be displaying flags and decorations to mark the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon I.
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…
An artistic light show of a historical nature will be projected upon the façade of the Château du Martroy Chauconin-Neufmontiers, which is currently owned by the descendants of Pierre Daru, who was Napoleon's minister.
Address:2 rue François Daru, 77124 Chauconin-Neufmontiers
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.
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.
Specialising in Napoleon I, the Napoleonic era and notably military history, Alain Pigeard will give a lecture on the Emperor in Seine-et-Marne at the Fontainebleau Municipal Theatre, on 16 October.
The Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art of the town of Fontainebleau is showcasing a Napoleonic percussion workshop on 7th May 2021, subject to sanitary conditions.
The Napoleon I Museum in the Château de Fontainebleau is extending its collection with newly acquired works. To mark the occasion, a tour of the museum is organised in May 2021.
Address:Place du Général de Gaulle, 77300 Fontainebleau
The library of Napoleon I in the Château de Fontainebleau will reopen to the public in May 2021, the year of the bicentenary of the death of the Emperor. A guided tour will be organised to mark the occasion.
Address:Place du Général de Gaulle, 77300 Fontainebleau
The Emperor's famous library, located in the Petits Appartements of the Château de Fontainebleau, has been undergoing restoration work since October 2020. It is scheduled to reopen to the public on 7th May 2021.
From 17th to 26th October 2021, the Balthasar Neumann Ensemble and German conductor Thomas Hengelbrock will be performing works by Beethoven, Cherubini and Méhul - three composers which were among the Emperor’s favourites - at the Château de…
Address:Place du Général de Gaulle, 77300 Fontainebleau