Spring holiday weekend is about to begin. We would like to begin with congratulations with the up coming International Women’s Day and give you some recommendations for the weekend.
We would like to begin with congratulations with the up coming International Women’s Day!
International Women’s Day was originally called International Working Women’s Day; it is celebrated on March 8 every year. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women for their economic, political and social achievements.
The earliest Women’s Day observance was held on February 28, 1909, in New York. It was organized by the Socialist Party of America in remembrance of the 1908 strike of the International Ladies Garment Worker’s Union.
Called POWHER, the event will take place between 10 am and 8 pm at the Espace Léo Ferré on Saturday 8 March. The theme for 2025 will be the image and representation of women in the media (films, advertising, video games, art, etc.).
At the event, the public will be able to check out some exhibitions, a “gaming” area, a cosplay workshop, an escape game and some performances for all the family.
Actress and director Audrey Dana will be the event’s patron. To kick off the day, she will take part in a roundtable on the representation of women in arts and the media. She will be joined by Kayane, the streamer and e-sports champion, who will also host the gaming space; Harmony Larcher, the former cosplayer and now fashion designer; and Toby Wright, the artist and women’s rights ambassador.
MonaCollecte, the event focusing on waste collection, reuse and recycling in the Principality returns on March 7 and 8 for two days around the theme of “textiles in all their forms”.
At this event, come and drop off everything you want to get rid of in one place!
Several charities will be on hand to collect what can be reused (clothes, toys, books, IT equipment, small electrical appliances, etc.). The rest will be recycled or processed by the SMA.
There will be free events, exhibitions and information stands on waste collection, sorting, recycling and processing.
Look forward to fresh and vibrant stand-up in Monaco as the best of Belgian comedy lights up the stage at SMAKELIJK! COMEDY CLUB, with three new comics bringing their distinctive brand of humour all the way from the low countries on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 March 2025, at 7 pm and 9 pm at Le Méridien Beach Plaza.
Cerebral Man, a public lecture on the workings of the nervous system and its diseases is organized on Saturday 8 March 2025, at 2 pm in the Grimaldi Forum Monaco.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, this match is intended to be a symbol of the commitment of sport in the fight for equality.
A top basketball match, a crucial sporting challenge, a cause that goes beyond the field: the Monaco Basket Association is preparing to host Ambitions Girondines for a match that promises to be intense, but also highly symbolic. See you on Saturday, March 8, 2025 in the legendary Gaston Médecin hall of the Louis II stadium for a decisive clash in the NF1 championship!
For several years, the Principality of Monaco has multiplied initiatives to promote women’s rights and fight against violence and discrimination. Through this event, the Monaco Basket Association wishes to remind that equality is not only played out on the court, but in all spheres of society.
Music lovers will enjoy a concert of the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra “The Cure” & “The Property Man” with Paul LAY, piano organized on Sunday 9 March 2025, at 3 pm in Auditorium Rainier III. On programme: SCREENING OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN MOVIES.
And on Sunday there is a game of Betclic Élite French Basketball Championship between AS Monaco Roca Team and Paris held on 9 March 2025 at 7 pm in Salle Gaston Médecin.
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Light projection
© Francisco Tropa
There are several interesting exhibitions going on in Monaco these days. For example, discover the new monographic exhibition by Portuguese artist Francisco Tropa, specially conceived for the Villa Paloma and featuring a previously unseen selection of sculptures, drawings, films and light projections.
The exhibition takes its names from pietre paesine (imaged stones), whose geological designs are evocative of painted landscapes, on the boundary of figuration and abstraction. This idea of an analogy between nature and technique is at the heart of Francisco Tropa’s work, which focuses on the conditions of appearance and perception of an image.
The Monaco Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology is delighted to invite you to discover its new temporary exhibition: The Butterfly Effect: The Pre-History of Animals, organised under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco. Explore whole rooms themed to the animal kingdom and biodiversity, and take a fascinating journey through archaeology and our natural history! It is open until Monday 1 December 2025, from 9 am to 6 pm in Musée d’Anthropologie Préhistorique.
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!
