Institut du Patrimoine
Introduction
The Heritage Institute, a government department established in 2017 within the Department of Cultural Affairs, is responsible for studying, protecting, conserving, restoring, promoting and imparting the national heritage to future generations.
The Institute drafts and updates inventories of both intangible and tangible cultural heritage held by the State. It also helps to identify and locate items of tangible cultural heritage.
The Heritage Institute is also responsible for organising the European Heritage Days in Monaco.
Informations
News post
20 September 2024
Retour sur les Journées Européennes du Patrimoine
Les Journées Européennes du Patrimoine se sont déroulées en Principauté le samedi 14 et le dimanche 15 septembre et ont rassemblé près de 10 000 visiteurs autour du thème « Routes, Réseaux, et Connexions ».
Actualité
ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
WRITTEN AND GRAPHIC HERITAGE
INTANGIBLE HERITAGE
MOVABLE HERITAGE
NATURAL HERITAGE
19 August 2024
Restoration of François Brochet’s statues of St. Nicholas and the Virgin Mary
The statues, which have until now stood on either side of the altar at the Church of St. Nicholas in Fontvieille, depict St. Nicholas and the Virgin Mary. Created by François Brochet, these painted wooden sculptures were installed in 1989, the year the church was consecrated.
Actualité
MOVABLE HERITAGE
19 August 2024
Securing "Roses" by Jean-Michel Folon
Jean-Michel Folon’s artwork "Les Roses", is a ceramic piece created in 1984 and comprising two panels affixed to the façade of the Carmes Chapel. The work was restored in 2022, and protective glass was installed in autumn 2023.
Actualité
MOVABLE HERITAGE