Museo Napoleonico

Centro Storico


Dedicated to iconic military leader Napoleon Bonaparte and his lineage, this museum hosts Napoleonic paintings, sculptures, souvenirs and heirlooms donated to the city by Count Giuseppe Primoli, Napoleon’s grandson. The permanent exhibition explores the Bonaparte's private history and day-to-day lives along with their affinity for Rome, where they sought refuge after the fall of the First French Empire.


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