Shows in Monaco

Casino de Monte-Carlo is the world's most famous and prestigious gambling and entertainment showroom — a magnificent 1863 Charles Garnier Belle Époque building whose extraordinary ornate interiors (gilded ceilings, crystal chandeliers, marble floors) have hosted European royalty and the world's most fortunate gamblers since its opening. The Casino's extraordinary cultural impact (it inspired Ian Fleming's Casino Royale, has appeared in more films than any other casino, and is synonymous with the global concept of glamorous gambling) and its remarkable 160+ year history create a showroom of singular world entertainment significance.

Monaco's convention and congress center showrooms serve the Principality's remarkable tradition as a host for the world's most prestigious luxury and technology industry events — the Monaco Yacht Show, the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, and numerous high-level international conferences that reflect Monaco's extraordinary position as a platform for global luxury industry networking. Monaco's remarkable ability to attract the world's most prestigious events to its tiny territory creates convention showrooms of considerable global luxury industry significance.

Collection des Voitures Anciennes du Prince de Monaco (Prince's Collection of Ancient Vehicles) in Fontvieille is one of the world's finest automobile museums — a remarkable collection of 100+ vintage and racing automobiles assembled by Prince Rainier III including Formula 1 cars, state limousines, and extraordinary historical vehicles that celebrates Monaco's extraordinary relationship with motorsport (the Monaco Grand Prix has been held since 1929). The collection's remarkable breadth and its extraordinary F1 heritage create an automobile showroom of genuine world motorsport cultural significance.

Grimaldi Forum Monaco is the Principality's most important contemporary cultural and conference showroom — hosting the Monte-Carlo Television Festival (founded by Prince Rainier III, one of the world's most prestigious TV industry events), Art Monte-Carlo contemporary art fair, and major international exhibitions and concerts. The Forum's remarkable cultural programming and its outstanding architectural setting (Christian de Portzamparc's building opens onto the Mediterranean) create a showroom of considerable Monaco contemporary cultural significance.

Nouveau Musée National de Monaco (NMNM) presents Monaco's most important contemporary art exhibitions across two historic villas (Villa Paloma and Villa Sauber) — a national museum whose extraordinary programming of international contemporary art and its remarkable commitment to commissioning new works for the Principality create Monaco's most intellectually significant cultural showroom. NMNM's remarkable programming and its beautiful Belle Époque villa settings create a showroom of genuine Monaco contemporary art significance.

The Oceanographic Museum's auditorium hosts the Principality of Monaco's most important environmental and scientific cultural programming — a performing and educational space within one of the world's greatest oceanographic collections (Jacques Cousteau served as director from 1957-1988 and conducted his legendary documentary films from this base). The museum's extraordinary scientific legacy, its remarkable 34-meter whale skeleton and 6,000 live marine species in its aquarium, and its Cousteau heritage create a showroom of genuine world natural history significance.

Prince's Palace of Monaco is the official residence of Prince Albert II and the most historically significant attraction in the Principality — a magnificent medieval fortress converted to a Renaissance palace atop Le Rocher that has been the seat of the Grimaldi dynasty since 1297, making it the oldest continuously inhabited royal palace in Europe still occupied by its founding family. The Palace's extraordinary 700-year Grimaldi heritage and its remarkable State Apartments (open to visitors in summer) create a historical showroom of genuine world aristocratic heritage significance.

Salle Garnier is the most magnificently intimate opera house in Europe — an extraordinary 524-seat theater designed by Charles Garnier (Paris Opéra architect) that was the headquarters of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes from 1911-1929, where Nijinsky, Pavlova, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev created landmark works of 20th-century performing arts history. The Salle Garnier's extraordinary Ballets Russes heritage (virtually every 20th-century masterwork of the Diaghilev company received its world premiere here or in Monte-Carlo) and its remarkable continued programming of Monte-Carlo Opera and Ballet create a showroom of genuine world performing arts significance.

Théâtre des Variétés in La Condamine is Monaco's most popular and accessible theatrical showroom — a community theater presenting light entertainment, comedy, and popular theatrical productions to the Principality's permanent resident community in French and occasionally in Monégasque (the critically endangered Ligurian dialect of Monaco's indigenous population, now spoken by only a handful of elderly Monégasques). The theatre's remarkable role in serving Monaco's resident community and its extraordinary cultural mission of preserving Monégasque theatrical traditions create a showroom of genuine Monaco local cultural significance.

Villa Paloma is one of Monaco's most beautiful and important contemporary art showrooms — a magnificent Belle Époque villa housing NMNM's (Nouveau Musée National de Monaco) primary exhibition program, presenting international contemporary art in an extraordinary historic villa setting with views over Monaco and the Mediterranean. The villa's remarkable architectural heritage and its outstanding contemporary art programming create a showroom of considerable Monaco cultural arts significance.