Villa Sauber is one of to buildings in
Monaco which constitute The New
National Museum of Monaco (NMNM -
Nouveau Musée National de Monaco ) -
the museum of contemporary visual art in
Monaco. This is one of the major tourist
attractions in Monaco. Villa Sauber is
located along Avenue Princesse Grace, no
far from Grimaldi Forum and Larvotto
Beach. The other building is Villa Paloma
which opened in 2010. This part of the
museum is located up in the hills behind
Port Hercule (at Boulevard du Jardin
Exotique). Both the venues displays two
exhibitions annually.
Villa Sauber
Museum of modern art
Villa Sauber is built in Belle Epoque style,
similar to both the Opera house, the
Casino, Hotel de Paris and Cafe de Paris. It
has its name after London painter Robert
Hermann Sauber, who bought the Villa in
1904 and owned it first for 10 years and
bought it back in 1925. The Principality of
Monaco has owned the building since 1969
when it was turned into a museum.
The NMNM´s collection consist of more
than 10 000 works from the period
between the 19th and 21st century.
Both buildings are open from 10 am to 6
pm. Entrance fee is normally 6€ for both
with free entrance every Sunday.