INFORMATION AND EVENTS ABOUT
HERITAGE IN MONACO
CULTURE AND HERITAGE
The Prince's Government places a high priority on actions aimed at the conservation, enhancement, and access to the cultural heritage of the Principality. Various institutions established in the Principality are the guardians, each within their own specialty, of the conservation, enhancement, and transmission of the national heritage of the Principality of Monaco, such as the Heritage Institute, the Palace Archives, the New National Museum of Monaco, the Audiovisual Institute of Monaco, and the Monaco Media Library.
Conservation and Restoration
19 May 2026
Restoration of the Diaghilev Bust
The bust of Sergei Diaghilev, founder of the Ballets Russes, was restored in February 2026 by the Heritage Institute. The sculpture by artist Paul Belmondo continues to face the Opéra Garnier, where the Ballets Russes company performed before the Ballets de Monte Carlo dance there today.
Actualité
MOVABLE HERITAGE
19 May 2026
Restoration of the Charles Samuel High Relief at Princess Grace Hospital
At the initiative of the Heritage Institute, the medallion created by Belgian artist Charles Samuel in 1902 on the occasion of the inauguration of Monaco's hospital was restored in May 2026.
Actualité
MOVABLE HERITAGE
9 July 2025
"The Metamorphosis" by Folon, a Major Restoration Project
"La Métamorphose" (the Metamorphosis) is a work by Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon, born in Brussels in 1934. Dusty and soiled, this monumental tapestry will undergo a restoration operation to reinforce and thoroughly clean it.
Actualité
MOVABLE HERITAGE
19 May 2025
Restoration of "Reina Mariana" by Manolo Valdés
The Heritage Institute carried out the restoration of "Reina Mariana" (2003), a work by Spanish artist Manolo Valdés (born in 1942 in Valencia), in March 2025.
Actualité
MOVABLE HERITAGE
