Let's all be Napoleon!

Let’s all be Napoleon! With the BEENAP website, flying like a bee - the symbol of the Empire - follow the latest news about the Emperor, discover his art market and be part of his legend. Join the giant community of Napoleon’s fans around the world.

Learn everything about Napoleon by clicking on the following links: HISTORY’S UNTOLD STORIES (the unveiled parts of his life and conquests), OUT AND ABOUT (a tour of historical sites, battlefields, museums, private collections), SOLD (art pieces at auctions or in private hands), EXPERT ADVICE (works of art on the news selected by specialists), THAT DAY (the date of a major event in Napoleon’s saga), and CONFIDENTIAL (hidden information that you would enjoy).

Over the last ten years, the market for relics of the Empire has never been as strong. Prices are skyrocketing at auction sales, across Europe, America and now Asia, where new collectors from China and Korea have developed a passion for the legendary character. Since the public sale of his mythical hat for a record-breaking 1,8 million euros, Napoleon has become the most expensive man in history. His personal life fascinates as much as his accomplishments. « Napoleonmania » is global. Loved by many and loathed by some, Napoleon leaves no one indifferent. His name is engraved in gold letters and BEENAP is here to bring to you his legend.

Updated by specialists, BEENAP tells you everything you wish to know about Napoleon and his day, with a contemporary understanding of his history.

BEATRICE DE ROCHEBOUET has a PhD in Art History from the Sorbonne. She is a journalist, currently working as an international reporter for the Figaro French daily newspaper. She has been following the global art market for over thirty years.

DAVID CHANTERANNE historian and journalist is chief editor for many magazines specialized on napoleonic period. He is the curator of Napoleon museum in Brienne-le-Château.

TARIK BOUGHERIRA general manager of the Chalençon Collection since 2010, just creates « Napoléon Empire Antics » a website to sell works of art of the imperial period.