Paris 10-12 September 2021 1 Société des amis du musée national de la Légion d’honneur et des ordres de chevalerie Recognized as a public utility 2, rue de la Légion d’honneur, 75007 Paris Under the high patronage of the President of the Republic and the honorary presidency of the Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour and H.A.I. Princess Napoleon Ladies and gentlemen, dear Phalerist friends, It is a great pleasure for me to be able to invite you again to Paris for the XIV European Conference of Phaleristics Societies! We thought we would meet again in May 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic decided otherwise. My heart goes out to all your relatives and friends who have suffered from this terrible virus. Naturally, you are all asking yourselves the question: will we be able to meet with around 150 people in complete safety? I can assure you: we are taking all the necessary steps to ensure that this event, which we are all looking forward to, is not spoiled. Barrier gestures will be respected; measures will be taken during our meals and other meetings so that a certain distance is respected, without harming the traditional conviviality of our meetings; and of course, we will strictly respect all the measures that will be required on this date by the French authorities. Our XIV Conference must be both an occasion to show the pleasure of meeting again, and a moment to share knowledge and discoveries. We have built a programme that puts the collector at the center of our meeting. But we are also convinced that bringing together collectors, museum curators and chancellery representatives will enrich our exchanges. We look forward to seeing you! Vincent Hollard Chairman 2 WARNING This programme is based on the health regulations in force in France in spring 2021. It may be modified, even at the last minute, according to the evolution of these rules. Programme Friday, September 10, 2021 13:30-14:15 Meet and greet at Les Invalides, ANGELINA lounge (in front of the shop entrance) Registration of participants, submission of files, welcome coffee 14:30-16:20 Lectures (English language) at the Austerlitz Auditorium of the Army Museum (or at the Turenne salon in the event of a change in health regulations) 14:30 Welcome by Brigadier General Henry de Medlege, Director of the Army Museum (subject to final agreement) 14:40 Tom Dutheil, deputy Curator of the Musée de la Légion d’honneur, with the help of Jean-Christophe Palthey and Jean-Luc Guitera The grand eagle jewels of the Legion of Honour 15:05 George Sanders, Curator of Het Loo Museum Napoleonic Orders of Holland 16:00 Jean-Luc Guitera, SAMNLHOC member The manufacture of foreign orders in Paris, 1800-1870 16:30 Coffee break 17:00 Prof. Fabio Cassini Pironti Identification of the different Badges Belonging to the members of the Order of Malta 17:25 Cyrille Cardona, SAMNLHOC member Crosses and diplomas of the Order of LiBeration 3 17:50 End of lectures 18:00-18:30 Bus transfer to the Cercle national des Armées 18h30-19h30 Free time 19h30-23:00 Cocktail and gala dinner in the reception lounge of the Cercle national des Armées. The gala dinner will be presided over by Army General Benoît Puga, Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour. 19h45 Official welcome of the Grand Chancellor by the presidents of the phaleristics societies and representatives of official institutions (museums, chancelleries, etc.) 23:00 Opening of the pub Saturday, September 11, 2021 9:00-9:30 Bus transfer from Cercle national des Armées to the Invalides 9:30-12:15 Alternating visits in two groups to the Museum of the Order of the Liberation and the collections of decorations of the Army Museum at Les Invalides 9:45 Welcome by Major General Christian Baptiste, National Delegate of the Order of the Liberation Group 1 9.45-10.45 Guided tour of the Museum of the Order of the Liberation by Vladimir Trouplin, curator, and Philippe Radal, President of the Society of Friends of the Museum of the Order of the Liberation 4 11:00-12:00 Guided tour (in two groups, one in French, the other in English) of the decoration collections of the Army Museum by Ronan Trucas, in charge of the symbolism collections at the Army Museum, and Tom Dutheil, deputy curator of the Musée de la Légion d'honneur Group 2 9h45-10h45 Army Museum 11h00-12h00 Museum of the Order of the Liberation 12:15-13:00 Bus transfer from the Invalides to Saint-Denis 13.00-14.00 Lunch in the refectory of the House of Education of the Legion of Honour (meal trays) 14:15 House of Education of the Legion of Honour, Rotunda 3 Practical workshops in students' classrooms - Workshop 1: Should decorations be cleaned, repaired or restored and how? Speakers: Patrice Grelet, M. X / Mrs. Y - Workshop 2: Filing, archiving, recording, exhibiting (insignia and bands)? How to manage your collection? Speakers: Guy Deploige, George Sanders - Workshop 3: What is really a fake decoration? How to recognize fakes? Speakers: Jean-Christophe Palthey, Michael Autengruber Each workshop will last 25 minutes to allow participants to follow the work of several workshops in succession. The workshops will be facilitated by two to three speakers per theme who will present their expert position and then moderate the sharing of opinions and experiences among the participants. 14h15-14h45 Workshop 1 – French language Workshop 2 – English language Workshop 3 – English language 5 15h00-15h30 Workshop 1 – English language Workshop 2 – French language Workshop 3 – English language 15h45-16h15 Workshop 1 – English language Workshop 2 – English language Workshop 3 – French language 17:00-17:45 Visit of the House of the Education; participants will be accompanied by several schoolgirls. 18:30-18:30 Return by bus to the Cercle national des Armées 18:30 Free time 19h00-19h30 Transfer by bus to the restaurant 19h30-22h30 Dinner at the restaurant Nos ancêtres les Gaulois (Saint-Louis Island) 22h30-23h00 Transfer by bus to the Cercle national des Armées Sunday, September 12, 2021 8:30-9:45 Fair for collectors in a lounge of the Cercle national des Armées 10:00-10:15 Transfer by bus to the Museum of the Legion of Honour 10h15-12:45 Museum of the Legion of Honour Participants will be divided into three groups: - Group 1: Free visit of the collections - Group 2: Guided tour by Anne de Chefdebien, curator of the museum, and Tom Dutheil, deputy curator: "New acquisitions, new deposits or donations". - Group 3: Guided tour by Patrick Spilliaert, SAMNLHOC member, scientific advisor to the Chairman: "The evolution of the insignia of the Legion of Honour". Tours will take place every 30 minutes to limit the size of the groups and allow everyone to participate in several groups. 12h45-14h00 Lunch at the restaurant of the Orsay Museum 6 14h00-14h45 Transfer by bus to the Grande Halle de La Villette 14:45-16:45 Visit of the exhibition «Napoleon» organized by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux, on the occasion of the celebration of the bicentenary of his death. 16:30 End of the XIV European Conference (Roissy airport: 35 mn, North Railway Station: 25 mn) 16h45-17h30 Transfer by bus to the Cercle national des Armées for those staying in Paris on Sunday evening 19:30 Dinner together, with free participation, for those staying in Paris on Sunday evening, expenses to be paid by each person 7 Ladies’ Programme Friday, September 10, 2021 13:30-14:15 Meet and Greet at Les Invalides, ANGELINA lounge (in front of the shop entrance) 14:30-17:15 Alternating visits in two groups of the Invalides (Napoleon's tomb, main courtyard, Saint-Louis-des-Invalides church, honour lounges) and the museum jewellery collections of Chaumet, place Vendôme Group 1 (English language) 14:30-16:00 Guided tour of the Invalides 16:00-16:15 Transfer by to the Vendôme Place 16:15-17:15 Guided tour of Chaumet 17:15-17:30 Transfer by bus to the Cercle national des Armées 17:30-19:30 Free time Group 2 (French language) 14:30-14:45 Transfer by bus to the Vendôme Place 14:45-15:45 Guided tour of Chaumet 15:45-16:00 Transfer by bus to the Invalides 16:00-17:30 Guided tour of the Invalides 17:30-18:00 Transfer by bus to the Cercle national des Armées 18:00-19:30 Free time 19:30-23:00 Cocktail and gala dinner in the reception lounge of the Cercle national des Armées. The gala dinner will be presided over by Army General Benoît Puga, Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour. 23:00 Opening of the pub 8 Saturday, September 11, 2021 9:15-9:30 Bus transfer from the Cercle national des Armées to the Canauxrama landing stage 9.45-12.15 Old-Paris cruise on the Canal Saint-Martin, arrival at Place de la Bastille 12:15-12:45 Bus transfer to the House of Education of the Legion of Honour 13.00-14.00 Lunch in the refectory of the House of Education of the Legion of Honour (meal trays) 14:15-15:45 House of Education of the Legion of Honour Guided tour under the direction of Mrs Sophie Marraux, Superintendent, with the assistance of several schoolgirls 16:00-16:30 Bus transfer to the Cercle national des Armées 16:30-19:00 Free time - Ladies who wish to do so can be dropped off by the bus at the entrance to the Galeries Lafayette/Printemps department stores and return to the Cercle National des Armées by metro - direct line, two stations - or on foot (15 minutes).