Musée Océanographique

On now: Mediterranean 2050

Mediterranean 2050 is the museum’s immersive, interactive exhibition: a journey through time in four spaces that asks what the Mediterranean could become by 2050. It is included in the museum ticket.

• Oceanomania (1st floor) — the museum’s cabinet of marine curiosities, which it calls the world’s largest. A 4-metre sperm whale sculpture “generates a wave in your presence” and tells the sea’s story from 35 million years ago to today, in seven steps.
• Oceano Monaco — the Princes of Monaco and the sea, from Prince Albert I in 1885 to Prince Albert II, with Prince Rainier III’s Deo Juvante II along the way. On the mezzanine, Monaco’s initiatives to protect the Mediterranean. A family game lets you manage your own marine protected area.
• Oceano Odyssey — a dive into a marine protected area of the Pelagos sanctuary in 2050, with Commander Anita and her crew.
• My Oceano Med — back in the present: interactive challenges whose effect you see in real time. A web app lets you carry on at home and doubles as the exhibition guide.

What to see, and what is closed

The Mediterranean section of the aquarium is being completely renovated. The museum’s pages gave no reopening date when we checked. The museum says its other spaces remain fully accessible, including:

• The Great Shark Lagoon and the Tropical Aquarium, on the aquarium level (−2).
• The Sea Turtle Odyssey, partly outdoors.
• The Mediterranean 2050 exhibition, described above.
• The rooftop terrace.

Plan your visit

Allow about two hours. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing, when the ticket office also shuts. The museum is closed on 25 December and over the Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend.

The museum sells combined tickets, including with the Prince’s car collection, the Jardin Exotique (at the museum’s ticket desks only) and the Monaco le Grand Tour bus; the combination with the Prince’s Palace runs until 15 October 2026. Prices and the full list are on the museum’s practical information page.

Visiting with children? Our Monaco with kids guide has more ideas for the day.