#hello_monaco weekend: what to do on July 15th and July 16th
It’s Friday and you have a wonderful summer weekend ahead. And we are ready to help you with some suggestions on what you can do in your free time.
You can start your day with taking a walk in Port Hercule, that welcomes you again this summer for a fun adventure. Every year during the summer months, the town’s Animation Department organizes events at Port Hercule from Friday 14 July to Sunday 20 August 2023.
Carousel, “Crazy Kart” Karting from 3 years old and two basketball courts (1 court for adults, an inflatable court for children) will welcome the public, as well as shaded and planted areas installed for passers-by. In addition, a reminder of the summer exhibition “Monet in Full Light” will be set up in partnership with the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
Sales chalets and gourmet stands bearing the “Monaco Historic Sites” label will be open to the public in the evening.
Continue your day with this major exhibition, Monet en pleine lumière (Monet in full light) from Saturday 8 July to Sunday 3 September 2023 in the Grimaldi Forum Monaco, part of celebrations to mark the 140th anniversary of Claude Monet’s first visit to Monaco and the Riviera, where the great impressionist, already halfway through his long life, would discover the landscapes and light that were to be the turning point of his work and career. Around a section devoted to the paintings he produced during his stays on the Riviera, featuring twenty-one loaned pieces displayed for the first time close to the very places they were painted, the exhibition looks at the master’s work, from his early days in Le Havre to his final paintings in Giverny, from the perspective of his constant quest to capture light.
Seal will be performing at the Salle des Étoiles as part of the Monte-Carlo Summer Festival on Sunday 16 July 2023, at 8 pm, in Salle des Etoiles.
With over 30 million albums sold, Seal has made an indelible mark on pop, R&B, soul, and dance. A multi-talented star of pop culture, his repertoire encompasses anthemic tunes such as “Killer”, “Crazy” and “Kiss From A Rose”, and he has collaborated to great success with artists as eclectic Jeff Beck, Santana, P!nk, and John Legend.
Symphonic concert by the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra will be given in the Cour d’Honneur at the Prince’s Palace – Tribute to Sergei Rachmaninov – Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, with Daniil Trifonov, piano on Sunday 16 July 2023, at 9.30 pm.
Music to be performed includes works by Sergei RACHMANINOV and Johannes BRAHMS.
And a very different concert by Catia Werneck will be held in La Note Bleue on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 July 2023, at 9 pm.
Catia Werneck was raised amongst musicians when she naturally picked up the piano and develop into a generational talent Bossa Nova singer. At the ripe age of 21, Catia lands in France and collaborates with many of the greats (Touré Kunda, Chico Buarque, Patrick Bruel) before locking her musical path alongside renowned French pianist Vincent Bidal. A prolific collaboration leading to the production of a remarkable body of work inspired by a rich Brazilian heritage and her own unique musical sensibilities, it’s Brazil time once again at La Note Bleue!
18th Monaco International Organ Festival continues with a concert Ave Maris Stella, with Jeanne Bernier, soprano and Gabriel Marghieri, organ on Sunday 16 July 2023, at 6 pm in the Cathédrale de Monaco.
There are many interesting exhibitions opened in Monaco to mark the centenary of the birth of Prince Rainier III: exhibition “Prince Rainier III, above all a sailor”, “The Prince and his animals”, Path of the Prince Rainier III sculptures, exhibition “The Prince at home”.
Discover a different side of Prince Albert I from Monday 20 March to Sunday 31 December 2023, from 9 am to 6 pm, in Musée d’Anthropologie Préhistorique! Meet the prehistorian prince, the scientist and explorer, and trace the history of his archaeological expeditions. From the Grimaldi caves to Spain, from the founding of the Monaco Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology to the Paris Institute of Human Paleontology, visitors will follow the incredible journey and archaeological ideas of a fascinating, and fascinated Prince.
Rodrigo’s wife, 2011
Huile sur lin
137,5 x 122,6 cm
Collection privée
© 2023 George Condo / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Nouveau Musée National de Monaco invites you to see its new exhibition “George Condo – Humanoids” open from Friday 31 March to Sunday 1 October 2023, in Nouveau Musée National de Monaco – Villa Paloma.
For George Condo, “the Humanoid is not a science fiction monster, but a depiction that uses traditional methods to bring a person’s inner emotions to the surface”. Over the course of eight sections, the exhibition traces the continuity of a profuse body of work that ranges from “space beings” to Who’s Who, from Guido Reni to Bugs Bunny. Featuring specially produced paintings, the exhibition offers a glimpse of the artist’s process of invention – as crazy as it is erudite – of humanoids.
Of course there are other interesting events taking place in Monaco. If you want to learn more about them visit our Calendar.
So have fun and enjoy your weekend!