Spaces focusing on the darker and at-times obscure aspects of Napoleonic history punctuated the exhibition, with audiovisual devices featuring interviews with curators and external figures. Themes covered included the reestablishment of slavery, the life and death of Napoleon s soldiers, France under the Empire and the exercise of state power. A short film by Mathieu Glissant, featuring interviews and animations produced by Saison Unique, also included contributions from writer Patrick Chamoiseau and director Fanny Glissant on the issue of slavery and the potential memory paths in light of the monument of history that is Napoleon I. Bernard Chevallier, Honorary Chief Heritage Curator, and Arthur Chevallier, writer and publisher, served as Chief Curators, accompanied by Jean-Baptiste Clais, curator of the Department of Decorative Arts at the Musée du Louvre, Frédéric Lacaille, Chief Curator in charge of 19th century painting and loans to exhibitions at the Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, Grégory Spourdos, Deputy Head of the Exhibitions and Museography Department and Head of the Museography Centre at the Musée de l Armée, Hélène Cavalié, Chief Heritage Curator and Deputy Director of Collections at the Mobilier National and Christophe Beyeler, Chief Heritage Curator in charge of the Musée Napoleon I and the Napoleonic collection of graphic arts at the Château de Fontainebleau. This exhibition was co-produced by the Rmn Grand Palais, La Villette and Re Re / Adonis, with the especially generous participation of the Musée de l Armée, the Musée National du Château de Fontainebleau, the Musée du Louvre, the Musée National des Châteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Préau, the Mobilier National, the Fondation Napoléon and the exceptional contribution of the Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, with the collaboration of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de l Esclavage (Foundation for the Remembrance of Slavery).

AROUND THE EXHIBITION The cultural programme around the Napoleon exhibition, which was postponed due to the pandemic and then impacted by public health measures, nevertheless found an audience. The Boris Vian auditorium at La Villette hosted several gatherings, including an evening event put on by the Fondation pour la Mémoire de l Esclavage and a round-table organised in partnership with AOC (Analyse-Opinion-Critique). On the big screen, Napoléon Bonaparte by Abel Gance, screened as part of the Cinéma en Plein Air de La Villette, brought together 700 viewers on the Prairie du Triangle. Before the Grande Halle and under the direction of Colonel Boulanger, the artists of the Hall de la Chanson, accompanied by the Orchestre de la Garde républicaine, performed Pierre- Jean de Béranger s (1780-1857) songs about Napoleon Bonaparte. Several audioguide routes were also developed, including ones for adults in French, English and Spanish, for young audiences in French and English and finally an audio route with description in French for visually-impaired audiences. Two innovative programmes were also implemented for families and individual visitors. With Mon P tit Bivouac , children (up to 6 years) could experience a free, fun and educational space designed for them, with full autonomy, after visiting the exhibition or independently of it. The Ma P tite Expédition route, accessible free of charge online, was downloaded 11,000 times. It invited visitors aged 7 to 11 and their families to explore the exhibition and follow in the footsteps of Napoleon through play, including charades and puzzles. A magazine designed by AOC, entitled Manifesto , featured articles written by a host of authors, shedding light on the mark left by the figure of Napoleon on society.

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