Nouveau Musée National de Monaco - Villa Sauber

Villa Sauber: a historic monument

Its family resemblance to the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and the charm of its staircases, columns and balconies have made the Villa Sauber a favorite among visitors to Monaco. Owned by painter Robert Sauber since 1904, the villa has been part of the Monegasque state heritage since 1969. For a long time, it was in this building that the National Museum's famous collection of dolls and automata was displayed. The creation of the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco - Villa Paloma transformed the Villa Sauber - and the Villa Paloma - into a major venue for temporary exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in Monaco.

Contemporary art at Villa Sauber

Visitors to the 650 m² Nouveau Musée National de Monaco - Villa Sauber are regularly invited to discover the crème de la crème of contemporary art. Indeed, since 2009, a number of famous names have graced the museum. Photographer Helmut Newton, filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini, visual artists Michel Blazy, Mauro Restiffe and Latifa Echakhch are just some of the many works on show at Villa Sauber. Various thematic exhibitions - linked to ecology, urbanism and art history - also encourage artists to converge around a common subject.

Villa Sauber, a lively place

The Nouveau Musée National de Monaco- Villa Sauber, like the Villa Paloma, conceives the museum space as a living space, whether it's organizing workshops for young visitors during the school vacations, special tours for the disabled, or welcoming the public to its Salon de Lecture (where they can discover different creations and publications).

Practical information

Free admission every Sunday

Opening hours :

Open daily during exhibition periods from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from September to June, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in July and August.