The Musée océanographique de Monaco rents its spaces for cocktails of up to 1,400 people, gala dinners of up to 250, conferences and film screenings of up to 400. The museum stands on a cliff face in the Principality, and its rooms range from small day meeting rooms to a conference hall for 500, a 600 m² terrace and the aquariums themselves.
Seminars and company events
Meetings are held in daylight rooms with sea views. The Salle Tortue (level -1) has 100 m², an independent entrance from the museum forecourt, a video projector and room for 63 people in conference layout, up to 100 in all. The Hirondelle and Princesse-Alice rooms (level -1) measure 85 and 45 m², take 54 and 48 people, and are equipped with projectors for study days, meetings, coffee breaks and meals. These three rooms can be hired during the day.
The Conference Hall on the ground floor covers 480 m² with daylight and a 10 by 6 meter screen. It takes 500 people, or 250 for a seated meal, and suits conferences, film screenings and seminars. It can be hired during the day, and in the evening only as part of a full privatization of the museum. The aquariums are suggested for opening an evening with a cocktail or ending a seminar day.
Rooms and capacities
- Conference Hall, ground floor: 480 m², 500 people (250 seated meal).
- Salon d'honneur, ground floor: 340 m², 300 people, evening only within a full privatization.
- First floor: 1,400 m², 300 people, among historical collections and temporary exhibitions.
- Aquariums, level -2: 640 m², 600 people, no daylight, hire for two hours after public closing.
- Terrace: 600 m², 300 people, panorama of the Mediterranean and Monaco, evenings.
- Odyssée des Tortues Marines, level -2: 200 m², 100 people, outdoor, evenings.
- Salle Tortue: 100 m², 100 people; Hirondelle: 85 m², 54 people; Princesse-Alice: 45 m², 48 people.
The site notes that the announced capacities do not take large exhibitions into account. A capacity table and a plan can be downloaded from its page.
Weddings and receptions
The official page does not offer weddings. It presents cocktails, gala dinners and prestige events, so a private reception can be requested through the events team.
Catering
The page mentions cocktails and gala dinners, and gives a seated-meal capacity for the conference hall. It does not name a caterer or describe menus, so ask the events and protocol managers how food is organized.
History and setting
The museum belongs to the Institut océanographique, a foundation of Prince Albert I of Monaco, and a large sculpture of him stands in the Salon d'honneur. The living collection in its tanks includes more than 300 species of fish, 300 species of invertebrates and about a hundred species of coral. The site calls the building a temple to the sea.
Getting there
The museum is on Avenue Saint-Martin, 98000 Monaco, set on the cliff above the Mediterranean next to the Jardins Saint-Martin. The nearest rail station is Monaco-Monte-Carlo, and Nice Côte d'Azur airport is the closest major airport. A film shoot in the Principality requires a separate authorization request, linked on the page.
