Day: 8 February 2018

Monaco-based art collector Georgy Hatsenkov is donating a number of important paintings to the National Art Museum of Belarus. The handover ceremony on February 14 will be followed by an exhibition of the gifts until February 18, before becoming part of the national archives, the Museum said.

The gift includes works by noted Belarusian artists Alexander Kishchenko, Vladimir Slobodchikov, Galina Gorovaya, and Aleksei Marochkin.

Georgy Hatsenkov was born in Belarus in May, 1950. He studied in Russia and worked as a radio and TV journalist before going into business in the 1990s. Founded by Georgy and Tatyana Hatsenkov, the MC Fine Arts gallery in Monaco comprises over 5,000 paintings and graphical works by around 500 artists, according to eng.belta.by.

READ MORE:

Rybolovlev charged, appears in Monaco court

Monaco captain Radamel Falcao will miss the next three Ligue 1 games after suffering a thigh injury in the weekend win over Lyon, the soccer club said on Wednesday.
The 31-year-old striker has scored 17 goals in 20 league games this season, behind Paris Saint-Germain’s Edinson Cavani on 21 and Neymar on 18. Falcao has been plagued by injury in the past, but in recent months has been consistently fit.
AS Monaco said that their star player will be back in two or three weeks and will miss the games against Anger, Dijon and Toulouse at the very least.
Monaco out on a great performance in the Sunday game, coming from 2-0 down to beat Lyon 3-2. The win put ASM third in France’s Ligue 1 on 50 points, two ahead of Lyon and two behind Marseille. PSG remain the clear Ligue leaders with 62 points.

READ MORE: 

AS Monaco back on good form

The next meeting of Monaco Philosophical Encounters will welcome neuro-psychiatrist Boris Cyrulnik to speak on the theme “Childhood and violence.” The distinguished speaker will be introduced by Charlotte Casiraghi, on Wednesday, February 14, 2018.

The funds raised during the evening will be donated to the Monegasque Association “Jeune J’écoute”, which works to support children, adolescents and their families by providing them with time and kindness.

The association’s website points out the importance of human interaction. ”We are made for human encounter, and any encounter is important, whatever it may be, even those that may seem innocuous leave traces in us, each of them modifies us, affects our body, our brain, our emotions, our spirit, our being ” (Dr. Catherine Gueguen, pediatrician).

The evening starts at 19:00, at the Princess Grace Theatre (12, avenue d‘Ostende). Price: from 15 euros (free for young people under 25) Reservations: Internet: www.philomonaco.com; Mail: reservation@philomonaco.com (closing the day before the conference); On site: one hour before the start of the conference (depending on availability).

READ MORE: 

Monaco’s Philosophical Encounters exported to Paris

Monaco’s Cuomo Foundation inaugurated the Cuomo cardio-pediatric centre in Dakar, Senegal, on February 2, in the presence of France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron and Marième Sall, her Senegalese counterpart, local French language daily Monaco Matin reports.

The centre covers more than 2,200 square metres and in addition to two operating theatres has associated resuscitation, hospitalisation and consultation suites.

The centre aims to perform 500 surgical procedures a year, to make a massive difference given that between 800 and 1,000 children are born in the country each year with congenital heart disease.

Founded in 2001 in Monaco, the Cuomo Foundation, chaired by Maria Elena Cuomo, works in the fields of education, culture, and the environment.

READ MORE: 

Monaco’s Check-up Unit with five star service: A year in review with Dr Gilles Chironi

The countdown is officially on until the opening day of Top Marques Monaco 2018, which will take place from April 19th to 22nd in Monaco’s award-winning waterfront venue, the Grimaldi Forum.

The live supercar show is held during a particularly busy time of year in the Principality of Monaco when other famous events such as the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters are also taking place. It is recommended to book accommodation as early as possible. Top Marques has an official partnership with Monaco Check-In so that exhibitors and visitors can benefit from preferential room rates.

The Top Marques organisers say that the best room rates in Monaco can be found through Monaco Check-In’s reservation page.  All of the listed hotels are situated near the Grimaldi Forum and public transport for your ease. They each provide the best service in their price category. https://resa.mci.mc/topmarquesmonaco/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2ftopmarquesmonaco%2fDefault.aspx

Another of Top Marques’ official partners – Greendriver – a luxury and ecological car hire company, offers exceptional prices from Nice Cote d’Azur International Airport to Monaco, while official partner Monacair can offer preferential rates on its luxury helicopter service from Nice Cote d’Azur Airport with the promocode TOP2018. Price: 130€ one way and 250€ return, offer valid from April 16 – 24.

Top Marques Monaco takes place from April 19-22, 2018.

READ MORE: 

Top Marques Watches returns to the Hermitage