A museum to help understand and protect the ocean

By being confronted with the beauty and riches of the oceans, the public can better understand their usefulness and fragility. Our role is to transform each visitor into an ambassador for the oceans, thanks to our display tanks, and also via our scientific and heritage collections, our educational programmes for schools and families, and our temporary exhibitions. In addition to the Museum, the Oceanographic Institute (a foundation recognised as being of public utility in France) brings together and creates links between the various stakeholders in ocean management – scientists, politicians, entrepreneurs, NGOs, the media and the general public. This ability to connect, to bring people together and have an influence is the cornerstone of our activities.

Members of the public generally spend most of their visit in the aquariums, the tropical wing of which has just been refurbished! We are also seeing a renewed interest from visitors in our new permanent and temporary exhibitions – firstly, in the “Monaco & the Ocean” area and then, since this summer, in “IMMERSION,” which offers a virtual interactive dive in the Great Barrier Coral Reef – a new format! With these two new areas, we have completely shaken up the concept of our museum, as with our brand new Escape Game on the theme of oceanographic exploration, designed in partnership with Iris Game. The Museum is at the forefront in inviting people to look beneath the surface, to discover and preserve the vitality and beauty of the oceans. To do this, we must constantly reinvent ourselves to maintain our visitors’ interest.