What to do5 Decemberin Monaco

Exhibition - "Polar Mission"

Until Sunday 5 January 2025, Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
Discover an immersive and interactive experience! Take on the role of a roving reporter and set off on a mission to explore the polar regions! This new exhibition includes five thematic areas spread over two levels. Learn about the poles and their wildlife, and the men and women who populate and explore them. Fascinating objects and documents, digital content and immersive devices come together to create a 360° experience. The great voyage can begin! The IMMERSION room (space N°4) has closed. The other areas of the Polar Mission exhibition will remain open until 5 January 2025.

From Saturday 4 June 2022 to Sunday 5 January 2025

Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

Avenue Saint-Martin

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Exhibition - "The Prince and the Mediterranean"

From 6 December 2023, Musée Océanographique de Monaco
As part of commemorations marking the centenary of Princer Rainier III (1923-2023), the Oceanographic Museum presents its new permanent exhibition, "The Prince and the Mediterranean". Visitors to the exhibition, the Oceanographic Institute's tribute to the unshakeable connection between Princer Rainier III and the ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea in particular, will step aboard his ship, Deo Juvante II. Guided by the voice of H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie, they will navigate through four fascinating spaces, each exploring a different facet of the Prince and his passion for all things aquatic.

From Wednesday 6 December 2023 to Tuesday 31 December 2024

Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

Avenue Saint-Martin

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Exhibition - "The Early Days of Télé Monte-Carlo, 1954-1974"

From Monday 25 March 2024 to Friday 31 January 2025, from 10 am to 5.30 pm (5 pm on Fridays), Institut Audiovisuel de Monaco
The Cabinet of Curiosities - "The Early Days of Télé Monte-Carlo, 1954-1974" - An exhibition looking at the first 20 years of Monaco's TV channel launched in 1954. A selection of archives and objects will take you back in time, to the very earliest days of colour television. Organised by the Audiovisual Institute of Monaco, the exhibition features items entrusted by Télé Monte-Carlo for safekeeping, documents from partner institutions, and materials kindly loaned by private individuals.

From Monday 25 March 2024 to Friday 31 January 2025, from 10 am to 5:30 pm

Audiovisual Institute of Monaco

L'Engelin, 83-85, boulevard du Jardin Exotique

+377 97 98 43 26

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Exhibition - "Monaco Liberated!"

From 4 September 2024 to 31 January 2025, from Monday to Friday, 9.30 am to 5 pm, Ministère d'Etat
The Principality this year marks the 80th anniversary of its liberation from successive occupations by Germany and Italy during the Second World War. This new exhibition is brought to you by the National Archives Preparatory Mission, the Archives of the Palace of Monaco, and the Audiovisual Institute of Monaco. With the support of Monaco Library and the Central Records Office.

From Wednesday 4 September 2024 to Friday 31 January 2025, from 9:30 am to 5 pm

Ministère d'Etat

Place de la Visitation

+377 98 98 49 15

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Exhibition - "She Said Yes"

From Thursday 14 November to Friday 6 December 2024, Moretti Fine Art
Natasha Girardi presents ‘She Said Yes’, the first exhibition of Eva Claessens and Julian Lennon in the Principality. “She Said Yes” presents a series of sculptures and paintings of Eva Claessen alongside the photographic work of Julian Lennon, offering a poetic dialogue that celebrates the beauty of the moment. These two artists, united by a deep friendship, reveal an acute sensitivity and meticulous attention to every moment. Julian Lennon, with his series of portraits of H.S.H. Princess Charlène of Monaco, and Eva Claessen, with the series entitled ‘Embrace’, admirably illustrate their talent for capturing the ephemeral.

From Thursday 14 November to Friday 6 December 2024

Moretti Fine Art

27 Av. de la Costa

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Christmas Pop-Up - "Christmas Chalets"

From Friday 15 November 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025, from 10am to 7pm, Avenue de Monte-Carlo
Welcome to the enchanting world of our Christmas chalets! Discover Les Chalets and let yourself be charmed by our festive delights and unique gifts. This year, come and discover a wide selection of sweet and savory specialties. In our chalets, you'll also find gifts, a palette of fragrances, enchanting flower bouquets, and comforting crepes and hot chocolates! Every moment transforms into a perfect sensory celebration to be shared with family and friends!

From Friday 15 November 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025, from 10 am to 7 pm

Avenue de Monte-Carlo

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Winter Pop-Up - "The Perfect Chalet Illusion"

From Tuesday 26 November 2024 to Sunday 16 March 2025, 6.30 pm to 1.30 am, Blue Gin
Experience the magic of winter at the Blue Gin, as the mountains come to the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort! From Tuesday 26 November, the Blue Gin will undergo a stunning metamorphosis, becoming a warm and welcoming Alpine chalet for the festive period. For a limited period only, the spirit of the snow-capped peaks will mingle with the glitz and glamour of the Riviera.

From Tuesday 26 November 2024 to Sunday 16 March 2025, from 6:30 pm to 1:30 am

Blue Gin

Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort 40, avenue Princesse Grace

+377 98 06 03 60

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Exhibition - "Apollo Mission 15, 16 & 17"

Until Monday 16 December 2024, Gildo Pastor Center
Venturi Space invites you to discover a new temporary exhibition devoted to the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 lunar missions, in the foyer of the Gildo Pastor Center. The immersive, informative display is for families and anyone with an interest in space exploration and the fascinating story of the Apollo programme. Admission is free.

From Thursday 28 November to Monday 16 December 2024

Gildo Pastor Center

7, rue du Gabian

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Exhibition - "The Butterfly Effect"

Until Londay 1 December 2025, from 9 am to 6 pm, Musée d’Anthropologie Préhistorique
The Monaco Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology is delighted to invite you to discover its new temporary exhibition: The Butterfly Effect: The Pre-History of Animals, organised under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco. Explore whole rooms themed to the animal kingdom and biodiversity, and take a fascinating journey through archaeology and our natural history!

From Sunday 1 December 2024 to Monday 1 December 2025, from 9 am to 6 pm

Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology

56 bis, boulevard du Jardin Exotique

+377 98 98 80 06

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Sport - "Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series (Act II)"

From Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 December 2024, Bay of Monaco
In line with the YCM's sporting policy and featuring the Melges 20 class from 2013 thanks to the efforts of Valentin Zavadnikov, then later the J/70 class, the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series are a one-design winter programme of training and regattas taking place monthly between December and March. The format has proven hugely popular, with more than 350 yachtsmen and women coming from all over Europe to set up their winter training base in the Principality, as they prepare for the biggest races of the coming season.

From Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 December 2024

Baie de Monaco

+377 93 10 63 00

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Exhibition - "Monacophil 2024"

From Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 December 2024, Principality of Monaco
An international philately event under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II. The traditional "100 Rareties" will be displayed at the Museum of Stamps and Coins in Fontvieille. In a completely new development for 2024, the themed exhibition devoted to the history of the postal service in the Far East and its stamps, along with the trade exhibition, will take place at the Conference Centre in the One Monte-Carlo complex. There will be lectures by internationally renowned philatelists between 10 am and 6 pm in the 100-seat auditorium.

From Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 December 2024

Museum of Stamps and Coins

11, terrasses de Fontvieille

+377 98 98 41 41

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Theatre - "Moby Dick"

Thursday 5, Friday 6, Saturday 7 December at 8 pm, and Sunday 8 December 2024 at 4.30 pm, Théâtre des Muses
Moby Dick is a true literary masterpiece, not just a fabulous adventure story but a study of obsession. Captain Ahab relentlessly pursues the whale that took his leg, driven by hatred and fury, dragging his crew with him into the maelstrom of his quest for vengeance. This captivating tale is one of a rite of passage, and is as deep as it is wise, asking existential questions about what it is to be human, and forging a new myth in the collective memory: that of the white whale.

From Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 December 2024

Théâtre des Muses

45, boulevard du Jardin Exotique

+377 97 98 10 93

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Exhibition - "UNRELATED!"

From Thursday 5 to Wednesday 18 December 2024, from 10 AM to 6 PM, Espace 22
We are thrilled to warmly welcome the incredibly talented contemporary artist Simona Negrescu @abstractbysimona to Espace 22 for her first exhibition here, UNRELATED! Come and discover her unique abstract pieces, boldly blending unexpected materials such as seeds, sand, glass, and more. Each work is both visually striking and deeply personal, offering an unforgettable artistic experience! Simona, a renowned artist based in Switzerland, has showcased her art across the globe, from Switzerland to Italy, Spain, Japan, the UK, and the UAE. We are excited for her to bring her talent and vision to Monaco.

From Thursday 5 to Wednesday 18 December 2024, from 10 am to 6 pm

Espace 22

24 Bd d'Italie

+377 92 16 51 64

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Baroque Music - "Venite, Exultemus - Concerto Soave Ensemble"

Thursday 5 December 2024, at 8 pm, Chapelle de la Miséricorde
Romain Bockler and Jean-Marc Aymes have drawn on their creative powers to put together a wonderfully inventive programme dedicated to motets for bass voice and violins in the Italian style, somewhat rarer than those for soprano and above. André Campra and Nicolas Bernier are the finest exponents of this Italian style so popular in France in the early 18th century. Their motets are characterised by an appealing blend of French elegance and nobility, with Italian melodic invention, drama, and natural flair. The young baritone is the perfect man to perform these little-known masterpieces of 18th century French sacred music!

Thursday 5 December 2024, at 8 pm

Chapelle de la Miséricorde

Place de la Visitation

+377 98 98 83 03