Time flies and we are getting ready for the weekend again. Meanwhile HelloMonaco, as always, is ready to share a few pieces of advice on the most interesting must see events at the end of the week.
This Friday started the 13th edition of the Sainte-Dévote Tournament taking place on April 25 and 26, 2025, at the Stade Louis II.
This international competition, organized by the Monegasque Rugby Federation in partnership with the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation, will bring together 24 U12 teams from around the world. For the first time, New Zealand, Canada, Zimbabwe, and Scotland will be represented.
On Saturday starts the 3rd Padel Best Village, a glitzy event all about sport and business, taking place at Monaco’s prestigious exhibition centre, the Grimaldi Forum, promising spectators sparkling surprises. This exclusive gathering, the only one of its kind, is an unmissable occasion for padel fans and a unique networking opportunity for businesses and entrepreneurs in a glamorous international setting.
Basketball fans will enjoy Betclic Élite French Basketball Championship game: AS Monaco Roca Team – Limoges is held on Sunday 27 April 2025 at 4.30 pm on Salle Gaston Médecin.
Everyone who is fond of music should come to the Recital of Grigory Sokolov (piano), organized by the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday 27 April 2025, at 6 pm in Auditorium Rainier III.
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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!
