INFORMATION VISITORS : In order to improve the quality of the visiting areas, the Hall will be closed from Monday June 3 to Thursday June 6 inclusive, and will reopen during the day on Friday June 07.
Are you interested in the fate of the ocean and its preservation? Do you want to better understand what is threatening him?
Through the commitment of the Princes of Monaco to the knowledge and protection of the ocean, this new space transforms you into explorers in a new visiting experience. So, are you ready to save the ocean?
An immersive digital experience
The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco has completely redesigned one of its wings to create a completely new visitor experience.
Within a 27-metre long scenic ship, this new space embraces more than a hundred years of history and invites visitors to take a journey through time alongside committed sovereigns who were aware of the major issues of their time.
Exploratory and intimate, the journey gradually retraces the history and current events of a particular relationship with the ocean: that of these three men, three destinies, between past, present and a future that is yet to be built.
In the footsteps of three princes…
The journey begins with Prince Albert I, nicknamed the “Prince of the Seas”, and follows his 28 oceanographic campaigns from 1885 to 1915, from Cape Verde to the Arctic regions. It continues with Prince Rainier III, lover and defender of the Mediterranean, whose action was combined with that of Commander Jacques-Yves Cousteau, director of the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco for over thirty years.
At the beginning of the 21st century, a new chapter is being written through the action and commitment of H.S.H. Prince Albert II. The visitor then discovers the contemporary stakes of the preservation of the ocean.
Increase awareness, convince people and get them involved
Dive into the discovery of the ocean in an exceptional space for sharing. Here, new technologies are placed at the service of the history and the heritage and scientific collections of the century-old establishment, in a singular marriage of the real and the virtual.
This exploratory journey is intended to raise awareness, convince and unite people to act. It is composed of surprises and twists to stimulate reflection, mobilize the senses, capture the attention of the public who becomes an actor of his visit, before becoming an actor and ambassador of the protection of the ocean.
"THE PRINCE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN" Permanent exhibition
Through this exhibition, the Oceanographic Institute pays tribute to Prince Rainier III’s unshakeable bond with the ocean, and particularly with the Mediterranean. Following in the footsteps of his great-grandfather, Prince Albert I, an eminent navigator and explorer, Rainier III played an active role in developing a genuine maritime policy. Since then, H.S.H. Prince Albert II has continued to strengthen this mission through new commitments.
Get involved as part of a unique visit…
Optical theaters, LCD screens, interactive boards and touch screens sit alongside period films, maps and collectors’ items, some of which are being shown to the public for the first time. In a perfect marriage of object and digital, these multimedia devices are designed to stimulate thought, engage the senses and immerse visitors in a story that becomes their own. The course also includes role-playing exercises and collaborative games enabling up to twenty people to interact on current ocean issues.
