Day: 16 July 2019

The Monaco Embassy in Germany has honoured the anniversary of the Advent of S.A.S. Prince Albert II with a traditional reception at the prestigious setting of the Patrick Hellmann Schlosshotel.

The event was held on 8th July, as Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, her husband and the diplomats of the Embassy welcomed around 200 guests and friends of the Principality. Also present were the honorary consuls of Monaco in Germany and Poland, the co-presidents and members of the Monaco International German Club, as well as various personalities from the economic, financial and cultural worlds.

In his address, the Ambassador recalled the personal commitment of Prince Albert and his Foundation to the environment and spoke about the actions of the Principality in this area. She also addressed the forthcoming celebration of the 10th anniversary of the German branch of the Prince Albert II Foundation which will take place on 4th December in Potsdam. Ms Berro-Amadeï then presented the ambitious Extended Monaco project and underlined the involvement of the Prince’s Government in promoting and protecting women’s rights.

The reception was preceded in the morning by a meeting with Monaco’s Honorary Consuls in Germany and Poland, during which Justin Highmann, Director of Monaco Invest at the Monaco Economic Board (MEB ), presented the different aspects of the Monegasque economy and the prospects for MEB collaboration abroad. The consular meeting was followed by a luncheon at the Ambassador’s Residence, to which the spouses of the consuls were also invited.

The Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the Embassy of Monaco in Russia are presenting an exhibition titled ‘Monaco. Artists’ Stories’, showcasing the modern and contemporary art of the Principality. The project is a story of friendship between two artists, Gérard Pettiti and Claude Rosticher, whose selection of art will introduce the wider public to Monaco’s unique artistic tradition.

The works of these two artists differ both in their pictorial style and the themes they choose to address. Nonetheless, they are unanimous in connecting their art with different aspects of the natural world. Whereas Pettiti gravitates towards the implications of the animal kingdom, his counterpart tends to explore the plant kingdom. For both artists, nature is what allows them to stay in tune with time and space.

Gérard Pettiti is in pursuit of plastic and psychological parallels between the ferial and the human, creating forceful portraiture of different living creatures. As for Claude Rosticher, a reputed master of Monegasque art, he addresses in his oeuvre the phenomena of the natural environment: sky, stars, and plants. But he also expresses his belief in the individual’s freedom within the world around us. His study of space by means of installations, happenings and painting began when he founded a conceptual art group the Sign (1968-1974) and continues to this day.

The display features not only works by Péttiti and Rosticher. It also addresses the art of their predecessors, being the mentors and authority figures for the Monaco art scene: Albert Diato, Léo Ferré, Armand Gatti, Luis Molné, the masters of the 20th century who took part in the making of  European Modernism and Postmodernism. Photo and video documentation of these artists’ heritage are part of the display and provide an overall pattern for the development of Monegasque culture and art scene during the 20th and 21st centuries.

The project carries on the long-standing tradition of cultural exchange between Russian and Monegasque artistic institutions that dates back to the 19th century and remains to the present day.

‘Monaco, Artists’ Stories’ will be presented at the Museum of Modern Art in Moscow from July 9th to August 11th, at the Rostov Regional Museum of Fine Arts from August 23rd to September 22nd and at the Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre in Paris from October 11th to November 1st, 2019.

Monaco Green Days are about to kick off again, with the aim of promoting responsible tourism in Monaco. The awareness-raising campaign has been organised by the Tourism and Congress Department every summer since 2016.

The aim of ‘Monaco Green Days’ is to show visitors to the Principality that sustainable tourism is not only possible in Monaco, it is encouraged through initiatives such eco-responsible walking and bicycle tours.

Children are also encouraged to take part in the bio-diversity tours as well as a workshop to discover the local environment.

On the program:

• Electric bike city tour with Monaco Bike Tours

Saturday 3rd August at 9.30am

Gather at the “meeting point” inside the Monaco Train Station (next to the Visit Monaco reception desk).

Open to anyone over 13 years old and over 146 cm tall.

Minimum 13 years of age and 146cm tall. People must have a level of confidence in cycling on the road.

Registration mandatory: eantognelli@gouv.mc or +377 92 16 60 84

• Tour of the Bio-diversity route of the Saint Martin Gardens

Saturday 3rd August at 4pm.

Meet at the entrance of Jardin St Martin (Oceanographic Museum side)

Registration required: eantognelli@gouv.mc or +377 92 16 60 84 mentioning the number of people and a phone number.

• City tour on foot

Sunday 4th August at 9.30am

Meet in front of the Tourist Office located at 2a, Boulevard des Moulins

Registration required: eantognelli@gouv.mc or +377 92 16 60 84

• Workshop for kids: Sensitizing Nature

Sunday 4th August at 2.30pm – at Jardin St Martin (all details will be given at registration)

Registration required: termedmonaco@gmail.com or 06 22 800 166

It is officially auction season in the Principality and there are some incredible pieces going under the hammer over the next week, including rare Burmese jewels, collectable Hérmes travel bags and Salvador Dali sculptures.

The Hôtel Hermitage in Monaco will be the scene of the high-profile auction, with the sale of Artcurial‘s fine jewellery and women’s watches leading the event on Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18^th.

Monaco Legend Auctions will be presenting, among others, a pair of iconic Onyx emerald and diamond panthère white gold earings by Cartier, valued at around 150,000€, and a 22 carat sapphire ring, not heated, valued at up to 800,000€.

In total, more than 800 jewels will go under the hammer until Wednesday 24th, among them, Burmese rubies of 10 to 12 carats estimated at between 500,000 and 700,000€ each, and a yellow diamond of 9.32 carats, which is likely to fetch more than 150,000€.

There will also be the annual Hermès Summer Collection sale including a Birkin braise lizard bag priced between 20,000-30,000€ and a Green Cactus matte alligator Birkin bag valued at up to 43,000€. Other noteworthy items are two travel bags which once belonged to English actress Jane Birkin and her former partner Serge Gainsbourg, dating from 1970. Proceeds from the sale of these two Hermès pieces will go to the independent humanitarian movement Doctors of the World.

Meanwhile, art collectors will have the opportunity to purchase one of François-Xavier Lalanne’s sheep (1997) for around 150,000€, or the Salvador Dali bronze sculpture Mujer Desnuda for between 180,000 and 250,000€, among a host of exciting pieces on offer.

On Saturday 20th, the auction house will offer paintings by Russian artists, while Sunday 21^st will see the sale of contemporary art at the Yacht Club.

Artcurial will close the sale season on Wednesday 24th with a selection of modern art, photography and design.