Napoleon in Our City (One Word Sunday: Muse or Museum)

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Joining in with One Word Sunday, which is Muse or Museum this week.

We recently had a big splash of France in our city because Napoleon was the muse for a summer exhibit at our local museum.

Signs were everywhere: 

 

And there were all sorts of takeaways:

Oh, the joie: 

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22 thoughts on “Napoleon in Our City (One Word Sunday: Muse or Museum)”

    1. Thanks Diana and I know you have that French side – 😉
      The exhibit ended last week – and I have to say it was fun to splashes of Napoleon around town – just felt culture and history rich

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      1. Bees were a major feature of decoration during the Empire. They were used in rows on furniture, walls. It was very common. (My parents had Empire furniture with bees on it. Curiosity aroused, I just looked. The eagle and the bees were chosen are symbols of the new Empire in 1804. The Eagle for obvious reasons, the bees as a link to the earliest French monarchy around 450 AD. That is why eagle and bees were widely used during the Empire. 🙂
        (I didn’t know why. Thank you for asking)

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      2. THANK YOU!!

        Dear equinoxio21 you made my day.
        I did briefly do a search for some info and had nada come up. I should have paid attention at the exhibit but I do get overstimulated at museums sometimes and have to pause to enjoy –
        I have some deeper research sources to use (and later might have done that) so I seriously thank you for this – and how fascinating.

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      3. You’re very welcome. (I have the advantage of the language: I did my research in French and the results came on the spot.) Funny we sat for years on bees on my parents’ chairs without knowing the reason why.
        B. Good.
        Brian

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