The best museums Monaco

Follow in the footsteps of man's origins in this museum, founded in 1902 by Prince Albert ^I. Discover the results of excavations carried out in and around the area, and relive the major stages of human evolution through the ice ages and interglacial periods. The museum, which is also a research institute, carries out excavations and studies, and also offers mediation services. The new building, dating from 1959, is the work of Monegasque architect Louis Rué.

The Museum of Stamps and Coins opened to the public in 1996. This princely collection exhibits all the series issued since the first stamps bearing the effigy of the Principality in 1885, under the reign of Charles III. You will also find very rare stamps, as well as coins dating from before the euro, minted by Monaco. Temporary exhibitions are held regularly. The ideal place to complete a collection thanks to the philatelic and numismatic store.

The Naval Museum was born from the passion of Professor Claude Pallanca, who, since his youth, dreamed of sailing and made models of ships. This princely collection, founded in 1993, brings together more than 250 models and objects of the navy from antiquity to the present day, some of which were built by Prince Albert ^I around 1875. Eventually, the Naval Museum should leave the Fontvieille shopping center and move to another building. Its reserves have already been moved to Ventimiglia (Italy).