OCEANOGRAPHICAL MUSEUM OF MONACO

MUSEE OCEANOGRAPHIQUE DE MONACO
Avenue Saint Martin
M-98000 MONACO
FRANCE
Tél : 377 93 15 36 00
Fax : 377 93 50 52 97
rela@oceano.org
www.oceano.mc

This museum with the glory of the oceans was born thanks to the will of Prince Albert 1st and was inaugurated in 1910. It occupies an exceptional site on the rock of Monaco. Nearly a million visitors discover each year this temple of the Sea.
The Aquarium of the Museum: coral reefs living at more than 3000 km far from the hot seas and one of the richest collections of the Mediterranean species.
The Micro Aquarium: Discover on line on a giant screen the living plankton and the microscopic fauna of the Mediterranean and tropical aquariums.
One century of history of oceanography: Permanent exposures such as "Art of mother-of-pearl, sacred shellfish " and "Discovery of the Ocean".