On the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte (1821-2021) there are many initiatives in Tuscany designed to pay homage to the anniversary.
The Napoleon 2021 project is presented today by the President of the Tuscany Region Eugenio Giani. Florence the dreamed city, a series of coordinated events and cultural exchanges with the aim of enhancing the Napoleonic heritage preserved in the Florentine territory, in museums, archives, palaces and collections private through exhibitions set up in institutions, historical and artistic meetings and insights, conferences, tour itineraries Among many also the virtual exhibition curated by Professor Giuseppina Carla Rombi Florence the city you dreamed of. Accessible directly from the portal, the review, which is based on the archival and architectural documentation of the State Archives of Florence and the Municipal Historical Archives, created in collaboration with the Dida department of the University of Florence.
The French Institute of Florence is again organizing debates on the Napoleonic legacy in France and Italy until May 5, the date of Napoleon’s death. The cycle of meetings, available online on the social channels of the institute and Rai Storia, is divided into four themes (territorial planning, administration, economy and health), held by Italian or French personalities introduced by Luca Mannori, Full Professor of the History of Political Institutions at the School of Political Sciences of Florence. And while the exhibition will be inaugurated in San Miniato di Pisa on June 29th Noi & Napoleone – Napoleon between history and memory, in the rooms of the Santa Chiara Conservatory Foundation, together with a historical reenactment in costume dedicated to the meeting, which took place precisely on June 29, 1796, between the young Napoleon, general in charge of the Army of Italy, and the canon Filippo Buonaparte his An elderly relative of the Tuscan branch of the family, the city of Lucca participates in the anniversary with two videos in which the famous poem is read May 5th by Alessandro Manzoni. Palazzo Ducale, seat of the Province of Lucca, and Villa Reale di Marlia, which were the royal palace and private residence of Princess Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi respectively, participate with two films made by the Napoleon and Elisa association: from Paris to Tuscany, curated by Roberta Martinelli and Lucia Maffei. The videos show the beauty of the two palaces, while the actress and director Cristina Puccinelli interprets the ode written by Manzoni at the moment of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte in exile in Sant’Elena.
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