Artistic Education

Numerous initiatives to encourage public access to culture are supported by the Prince’s Government, including the establishment – for children who attend school in the Principality – of an annual programme of cultural and artistic awareness activities organised in conjunction with Monaco’s various cultural institutions, in collaboration with the Department of Education, Youth and Sport.

By means of a compendium of activities made available to all teachers in the Principality, numerous specific initiatives are offered to schoolchildren, for example the Apprentice Collectors programme managed by the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, during which upper secondary school pupils select a collection of items for the Museum to acquire, or the educational Choré-Voix project from the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, a multidisciplinary training programme aimed at teachers, which results in the development of a musical comedy, or the High School Pupils’ Favourite Choice organised by the Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation.

Cultural practice is also supported in the Principality through the presence of three artistic education institutions in the country.

The Pavillon Bosio – Monaco Art School and the Rainier III Academy of Music and Theatre, recognised by France as an institute of higher artistic education and a departmental conservatoire, respectively, offer diploma courses in addition to classes open to young people and adults wishing to learn an artistic discipline on a recreational basis.

The Princess Grace Dance Academy trains young dancers from all over the world through a teaching programme which strikes a balance between schoolwork and artistic education. The Academy, which encourages collaborations with the Principality’s cultural institutions and prepares students for a demanding career, trains young dancers who, following their education, go on to join the most prestigious international dance companies.