Napoleon Museum, Historical museum in Monte Carlo, Monaco

The Napoleon Museum was a collection space within the Prince's Palace of Monaco that housed personal items and memorabilia related to the French Emperor. The exhibition featured written documents, weapons, clothing, paintings, and sculptures that provided insight into different periods and aspects of Napoleon's life and reign.

The museum opened in 1968, established by Prince Rainier III in the Prince's Palace, and displayed a collection of nearly 1,000 Napoleonic pieces gathered largely by Prince Louis II, great-grandfather of the present Prince. In 2014 the collection was sold at auction to fund renovations of the palace; a bicorne hat worn by Napoleon fetched 1.9 million euros, a Paul Delaroche painting 460,000 euros and a large bust of the emperor 700,000 euros.

The collection was assembled by Prince Louis II, great-grandfather of the present Prince of Monaco, and included letters and documents from Napoleon's reign and European conquests, relics from his exile and imprisonment on Saint Helena, and clothing that belonged to his son Napoleon II. A mezzanine displayed items tied to the Principality, among them Monaco's Charter of Independence, granted royal assent by King Louis XII of France.

The museum closed when its Napoleonic collection was auctioned in 2014 to fund renovations of the Prince's Palace, so there is no exhibition to visit today. The palace itself stands in Monaco-Ville on the Rock of Monaco, and the Oceanographic Museum and the palace's own state rooms remain open to the public.

A painted Sèvres porcelain plate used during Napoleon's final days on St Helena after Waterloo stood among the collection's most notable objects. This piece connects the emperor's daily life during exile with a rare historical moment.