Napoleon Bicentennial: Exhibitions Across Italy Mark 200 Years Since Death
Italy is marking the bicentennial of Napoleon Bonaparte's passing on May 5, 1821, with a series of events spanning from May 2021 to May 2022. A key attraction is the refurbished Golden Imperial Carriage, which Napoleon used during his visit to the Reggia di Venaria on April 26, 1805, prior to his Milan coronation on May 26. Originally crafted in Paris, this carriage was previously housed at the Marengo Museum and is now part of the Fondazione Ordine Mauriziano collection. Additional activities include exhibitions at the Marengo Museum in Alessandria, a display on Elba from June 30 to October 10, and shows in Milan and Rome, such as 'Napoleone ultimo atto' running until January 9, 2022. Brescia's Ateneo di Brescia also honors both Dante and Napoleon.
Key facts
- Napoleon died on May 5, 1821.
- The Golden Imperial Carriage was restored by Centro Conservazione e Restauro 'La Venaria Reale'.
- Napoleon visited the Reggia di Venaria on April 26, 1805.
- The carriage was made in Paris in the early 1800s and arrived in Italy in 1805.
- The Battle of Marengo took place on June 14, 1800.
- The Elba exhibition runs from June 30 to October 10, 2021.
- The Milan exhibition runs until July 10, 2021.
- The Rome exhibition runs until January 9, 2022.
Entities
Artists
- Andrea Appiani
- Bertel Thorvaldsen
- Giambattista Gigola
- Luigi Basiletti
- Alessandro Manzoni
- Elena Camilli Giammei
- Gustavo Adolfo Rol
Institutions
- Reggia di Venaria
- Centro Conservazione e Restauro 'La Venaria Reale'
- Museo di Marengo
- Fondazione Ordine Mauriziano
- Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi
- Marengo Museum
- Villa napoleonica Delavo
- Cittadella Alessandria
- Museo civico di Alessandria
- Palazzo Cuttica di Cassine
- Pinacoteca Foresiana
- Gallerie degli Uffizi
- Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense
- Museo Napoleonico Roma
- Roma Culture
- Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali
- Zètema Progetto Cultura
- Skylab Studios
- Ateneo di Brescia Accademia di Scienze Lettere e Arti
- Palazzo Reale di Milano
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Turin
- Reggia di Venaria
- Palazzo Reale di Torino
- Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi
- Villa della Regina
- Paris
- Milan
- Alessandria
- Marengo
- Elba
- Portoferraio
- Rome
- Saint Helena
- Brescia