This weekend in Monaco is about a double dose of fast cars and innovations. And when racing is over then there are a couple of other things to do.
Without a doubt all eyes will be fixed on the race track. The 8th Monaco E-Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de Monaco will take place on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 May 2025. In 2025, for the very first time, the Principality of Monaco will host two stages of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship over one weekend, in the competition’s eleventh season.
On Sunday music lover will be able to enjoy a concert of the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra “Tribute to Shostakovich” with Dima SLOBODENIOUK, Conductor, Martha ARGERICH, Piano, Sergei NAKARIAKOV, Trumpet will be held on Sunday 4 May 2025, at 8 pm in Auditorium Rainier III. On the programme: SHOSTAKOVICH.
An Immersive exhibition “There Was a First Time” has recently opened at Louis II Stadium to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
The exhibition is staged along the pedestrian walkway inside the stadium, newly renovated for the occasion, and will be open to the public for several months. It will highlight landmark firsts at the stadium: the first football match, the first world record, the first archery competition, the first concert, the first boxing gala and many others.
Thanks to archives, photographs and posters contributed by various organisations and bodies, visitors will have the opportunity to relive these historic occasions and gain a sense of the impact that the Louis II Stadium has had on sport and culture in Monaco.
Agate, 2023
Light projection
© Francisco Tropa
Among other interesting exhibitions there is one by the 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.
Exhibition: “Agora, the Place of the Museum” is now open at Nouveau Musée National de Monaco – Villa Sauber.
Back in 2015, the NMNM debited its first ever LAB giving visitors a glimpse “behind the scenes of the museum”. Then in 2018, five guest artists were invited to produce their own musings on the very meaning of the museum itself. In 2025, as the Villa Sauber prepares to undergo a radical transformation, the NMNM is giving pride of place to its public-facing programmes, where the focus is on artists and promoting a wider sharing of art appreciation.
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!
