AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY AT CHAUMET

The House Chaumet will present, from May 8 to July 18, 2021, the exhibition in its salons at 12 Vendôme Joséphine and Napoleon, an extraordinary (extra)story.
Unveiled on the occasion of the bicentenary of the Emperor’s death, it recounts the highlights of their life together.

The exhibition Joséphine and Napoleon, an extraordinary (extra)story It retraces the extraordinary and ultimately universal passion of this mythical couple. The highlights of their love are told in a staging that emphasizes emotion and subtly evokes the history of the House. Chaumet.

Thus, in the Chopin Salon, located on Place Vendôme, it is the Parisian débuts of this romance under the Directory and Consulate that are revealed before we relive the coronation, where the imperial couple is at its zenith. The exhibition also examines Joséphine’s fate, her personality and her intimacy, as well as the couple’s opulent life.

Beyond the issues of lineage and their separation, the eternity of the love between them Joséphine and Napoleon is brought to light. From its dynastic extensions to the House Chaumet, who continues to bring this passion to life in her creations.

To put it simply, this will be an opportunity to discover more than 150 pieces of jewelry. But also paintings and works of art from the heritage of Chaumet but also from loans from private collectors and institutions.

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