Day: 17 April 2019

Artcurial will return to the Principality to hold the first edition of Monaco Sculptures – part of its exceptional partnership with Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer (SBM), owner and operator of the Principality’s most prestigious touristic institutions.

This event will bring together a fine selection of sculptures by artists from the 20th and 21st Centuries, represented by Takis, Cesar, Arman, Bernar Venet, Wang Du, or even Richard Deacon.

This exhibition, followed by an auction, will showcase modern and contemporary sculptural creation.

The artworks will be placed in April around the Resort Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer’s different entities: Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, Monte-Carlo Beach.

The smaller sculptures will be exhibited at 3/9 boulevard des Moulins, Artcurial SAM’s new address.

The artworks presented will be subject to an auction this coming July, in parallel with the bi-annual sales of jewellery, watches, and Hermès vintage.

Tickets for the 16th edition of the Top Marques Show are now on sale at the Grimaldi Forum Box Office in Monaco.

See our previous story about some of the upcoming highlights of the show.

The ticket office is open from Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 7pm. You can also book your tickets by phone at +377 99 99 30 00.

Tickets are also available online here.

Prices vary between 70 euros – Thursday 30 May and Friday 31 May 2019 – and 40 euros – Saturday 1st and Sunday 2 June 2019. A VIP ticket, with access to a private lounge and terrace, is available during the four days of the event, for 120 euros per day.

Four world premieres at last year’s show

There were four world premieres at last year’s show, including an ultra lightweight hybrid hypercar with top speeds of 380kph by Slovenia supercar specialist Tushek, and a bespoke supercar from British newcomers BDI.

Locals will be hoping for decorum during the event, as a plethora of supercars will doubtless be racing into and around the Principality.

In 2018, the National Council complained to the government about driving offences during the event.

Céline Cottalorda, Delegate for the Promotion and Protection of Women’s Rights in Monaco, was received by HE Isabelle Hudon, Ambassador of Canada to France and the Principality of Monaco, at the Embassy of Canada in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019.

Céline Cottalorda presented the missions and action plan of the Committee for the Promotion and Protection of Women’s Rights, which aims to coordinate, implement and evaluate national policies taken to promote equality between women and men. men and to fight against violence and discrimination against them.

During a very rich interview that also included Séverine Dusaintpère, First Secretary at the Embassy of Monaco in France and Cyrille Sanchez, Political Attaché at the Embassy of Canada in France, she spoke with HE Isabelle Hudon the prospects for sharing experiences and good practices as well as possible synergies between the two countries, particularly in the area of ​​gender equality, an area in which Canada has been heavily invested for many years.

The development of new lodges at the Louis II stadium continues, with the installation of two outdoor elevators on the Castelans Avenue, as well as a footbridge along the façade.

In the coming days, this work will start with the installation of the metal structure of the elevator towers. Each tower will be broken down into three pre-assembled sections, routed on site and assembled using a crane truck.

The finished metal structure will leave room for the assembly of glazed facades forming a closed and covered space. Once completed, both lifts will be put in place.

At the beginning of May, the structure of the connecting bridge will be installed along the facade of the stadium.

These new lodges will be completed for the Herculis Meeting to be held on July 12, 2019.