From Alesia to Rome, the archaeological adventure of Napoleon III, is the name of the exhibition that is currently taking place at the National Archaeology Museum. A journey made of paintings, maps, drawings, prints, objects and photographs that takes visitors to the heart of Napoleon III's archaeological journey in Europe and the Mediterranean. Indeed, the emperor was passionate about archaeology and undertook major excavations in the 19th century in different territories in order to better understand the vanished cultures and build their national identity. This epic was also an opportunity for the monarch to demonstrate France's scientific advances in the field and to lay the foundations of modern scientific archaeology. The holding of this exhibition in the famous castle of Saint-Germain-en-Laye takes on its full meaning when we know that it was Napoleon III himself who, after having saved the building, turned it into the Museum of Celtic and Gallo-Roman Antiquities, which has now become the National Archaeology Museum. More information on the website of the National Archaeology Museum