Nouveau Musée National de Monaco
The Nouveau Musée National de Monaco promotes the Principality of Monaco’s heritage and disseminates contemporary creation in its venues – the Villa Paloma and the Villa Sauber.
The Nouveau Musée National de Monaco promotes the Principality of Monaco’s heritage and disseminates contemporary creation in its venues – the Villa Paloma and the Villa Sauber.
Programme
Francisco Tropa, Paesine
Venue: Villa Paloma
The exhibition takes its names from pietre paesine (imaged stones), whose geological designs are evocative of painted landscapes, on the boundary of figuration and abstraction. This idea of an analogy between nature and technique is at the heart of Francisco Tropa’s work, which focuses on the conditions of appearance and perception of an image.
At Villa Paloma, just a few yards from the famous “Observatory cave” that was occupied in the Palaeolithic period, Tropa seeks with humour and delicacy to reinterpret the origins of sculpture and its formal vocabulary, borrowing from prehistoric Venuses and classical Pietà, all the way up to minimalist works from the last century. Through a form of “anarchaeology”, it obliterates any attempt to create a historical account and deconstructs the very space of the museum itself, turning it (back) into a platonic cave.
This exhibition is organised in collaboration with the Serralves Foundation in Porto, which simultaneously present” another aspect of Francisco Tropa’s work. A publication accompanying both exhibitions will be released in January 2025.
The Roaring Twenties of Coco Chanel
Venue: Villa Paloma
Exploring Gabrielle Chanel's creative process in the specific context of 1920s Monaco, the exhibition offers a dialogue between fashion, choreography and the visual arts, highlighting works by Picasso, Delaunay, Goncharova and a specific production by artist Chloé Royer.
CACTUS
Venue: Villa Sauber
This exhibition explores the diversity of cacti and succulent plants, symbols of the French Riviera and Monaco. It reveals their iconographic and artistic history, blending ancient and contemporary art objects in a dialogue between science and art.
Access
Villa Paloma
56, boulevard du Jardin Exotique, 98000 Monaco
00377 98 98 48 60
Villa Sauber
17, av. Princesse Grace, 98000 Monaco
00377 98 98 19 62
Open every day from 10am to 6pm.
In July and August, from 11am to 7pm.
Last entrance 30 minutes before closing time.
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PLACES TO DISCOVER
• Jardin exotique de Monaco : gardens, cave and bonatic center.
• Musée d’anthropologie préhistorique de Monaco
PLACES TO STAY
• Monte-Carlo Beach : a legendary 50-bedroom hotel reinvented by architect India Mahdavi. Olympic swimming pool and 100% organic starred restaurant.
SE RESTAURER
• La Vigie, Lounge and Restaurant : a little corner of paradise for cosy afternoons and balmy summer evenings. Accessible by land and sea.
• Las Brisas : the ideal summer spot to enjoy a tasty, fresh and hearty meal.
• Coya Monte-Carlo : a Peruvian fusion cuisine by Chef Fabrizio Fossati.
