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
Le sentiment de la Nature
Venue: Villa Paloma
Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665) was the first painter to focus not simply on landscape, but on Nature, which he did with lyricism and increasing sensitivity over the course of his career. Given that Poussin founded a school, something of this ‘feeling for Nature’ was passed on to the generations that followed, for example, in the works of Gaspard Dughet and Claude-Joseph Vernet. But what of today? Although ecological worries are a major concern for our societies, are there any artists who still depict nature elegiacally? It is our aim to show that yes, indeed there are, by bringing together, on each of Villa Paloma’s floors, classical paintings with all manner of contemporary works: sculptures, installations, photographs, videos, films, paintings and drawings. And while these pairings for the most part represent a Franco‑Italian exchange, though not exclusively, they do so as a tribute to Poussin, who, though French, spent most of his career in Rome.
The exhibition is in six sections – Storms and Nights; Forests and Gardens; Seascapes and Waterfalls; Deserts and Volcanoes; Mountains; Flowers and Butterflies – each offering a different perspective on what during Antiquity was called miracula naturae … the marvels of nature.
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 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.
PLACES TO DISCOVER
• Jardin exotique de Monaco : gardens, cave and bonatic center.
• Musée d’anthropologie préhistorique de Monaco
