Philadelphia

Created from the extraordinary collection of First Empire authority and author, Pierre-Jean Chalençon, NAPOLÉON showcases rare, personal belongings of Napoléon I, as well as some of the most famous depictions of him by important artists of the time. The exhibition marks the first time a number of items from the Chalençon Collection have ever been on display to the general public.

Created from the extraordinary collection of First Empire authority and author, Pierre-Jean Chalençon, NAPOLÉON showcases rare, personal belongings of Napoléon I, as well as some of the most famous depictions of him by important artists of the time. The exhibition marks the first time a number of items from the Chalençon Collection have ever been on display to the general public.

Created from the extraordinary collection of First Empire authority and author, Pierre-Jean Chalençon, NAPOLÉON showcases rare, personal belongings of Napoléon I, as well as some of the most famous depictions of him by important artists of the time. The exhibition marks the first time a number of items from the Chalençon Collection have ever been on display to the general public.

Created from the extraordinary collection of First Empire authority and author, Pierre-Jean Chalençon, NAPOLÉON showcases rare, personal belongings of Napoléon I, as well as some of the most famous depictions of him by important artists of the time. The exhibition marks the first time a number of items from the Chalençon Collection have ever been on display to the general public.

Created from the extraordinary collection of First Empire authority and author, Pierre-Jean Chalençon, NAPOLÉON showcases rare, personal belongings of Napoléon I, as well as some of the most famous depictions of him by important artists of the time. The exhibition marks the first time a number of items from the Chalençon Collection have ever been on display to the general public.

Having come to Paris at the behest of the Opéra Garnier, which has commissioned him to write the libretto for a children's opera based on a fairy-tale by Hans Christian Andersen, a Québécois songwriter settles down in a friend's apartment, rue Saint-Denis. During his stay, he necessarily meets people: one of the Opéra's senior managers (a man with some odd and unusual likings), a young janitor and graffiti artist of North African descent, as well as a dog who could well be guiding the tale along its way.