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A “painting” to put back together. The Coronation of Napoleon King of Italy through clothes and objects.

On Thursday 20 November 2025, the Palazzo Reale in Milan will host an exceptional event dedicated to the rediscovery and symbolic reconstruction of the Coronation of Napoleon King of Italy. Organised by the Palazzo Reale in Milan in collaboration with the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities, the event will bring together museums, researchers and curators to explore the historical heritage of the [...]

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The FECN takes part in the 14ᵉ Forum of the Council of Europe Cultural Routes in Cappadocia

The European Federation of Napoleonic Cities (EFNC) took part in the Council of Europe's 14ᵉ Consultative Forum on Cultural Routes, held from 22 to 24 October 2025 in Nevşehir, in the heart of Cappadocia. The theme of this annual event is «Cultural routes and landscapes: protecting heritage through sustainable cultural tourism".

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Wellington Honour: Charles Bonaparte receives the award on behalf of the FECN

On 20 October, the municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos, a founding member of the Rota Histórica das Linhas de Torres (RHLT), hosted the official celebration of the National Day of the Torres Lines. The event, which has become a key moment in the commemoration of Portugal's heritage, highlights the historical legacy and cooperation within the territories.

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The Lines of Torres Vedras and the awarding of Wellington honour

On 20 October, to mark the tenth anniversary of the elevation of the Lines of Torres Vedras to the rank of national monument, the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities will receive the Wellington Prize, awarded to its Honorary President and founder, Charles Bonaparte. This distinction celebrates the federation's long-standing commitment to safeguarding and preserving Napoleonic cities.

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Paris celebrates Jacques-Louis David and the Napoleonic legacy at the Louvre

From 15 October 2025 to 26 January 2026, the Musée du Louvre is devoting an exceptional retrospective to Jacques-Louis David, to mark the bicentenary of his death. A central figure of neoclassicism, an artist involved in the political upheavals of his time and an emblematic painter of the Napoleonic epic, David shaped the visual imagination of an entire era. His

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Milan: Discover Andrea Appiani and Neoclassicism at Palazzo Reale

From 23 September 2025 to 11 January 2026, the Palazzo Reale in Milan will host Appiani. Il Neoclassicismo a Milano, a major exhibition devoted to Andrea Appiani (1754-1817), one of the most celebrated artists of the Italian neoclassical movement and an emblematic painter of the Napoleonic era. Rediscovering a master of neoclassicism Andrea Appiani, official painter to Napoleon and

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