Commemorations marking the centenary of the death of
Albert the Ist
of Monaco
1922 - 2022
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A place, a memory
On 3 August 1894, the Prince and Princess Alice were invited for lunch at the Sintra National Palace – in the small town near Lisbon listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site – with King Dom Carlos of Portugal.
A man, a Prince
Writer and philosopher Armand Lunel (1892–1977), who was born in Aix-en-Provence and died in Monaco, and was a friend of Darius Milhaud, was appointed as philosophy teacher at Monaco Lycée by a sovereign ordinance issued by Prince Albert I in 1920.
Did you know ?
In April 1922, the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography presented Prince Albert I with the prestigious Vega Medal in recognition of his contribution to the advancement of geographical sciences.
News
New issue of commemorative stamp for the centenary today: Albert I and Louis Tinayre exhibition.
New commemorative stamp about Albert I and Louis Tinayre exhibition.
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Albert I of Monaco, as told by secondary school pupils
Short story written by pupils at Institution François d’Assise Nicolas BarréFor secondary school pupils at the Institution François d’Assise - Nicolas Barré, not taking part in the commemorations marking the centenary of the death of Albert I of Monaco, launched in October 2020 by the Albert I Committee – 2022, was not an option”, wrote Ms Christine Lanzerini, the school’s headteacher, in her introductory editorial.
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Concert at the Prince Palace
At 9.30 pm on Sunday 17 July 2022, as part of the Prince’s Palace concert programme, there will be a performance to mark the centenary year. The performance is the result of a collaborative effort between the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Albert I Committee, and will offer an opportunity to hear pieces that have not been performed since 1910, with a global recreation of Jules Massenet’s “Nef Triomphale”.
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Events
"Prince Albert I, pioneer of photography and cinema"
Monaco - L'Engelin, 83-85, Boulevard du Jardin exotique
“Transport” exhibition at the Monaco–Monte-Carlo SNCF railway station
Monaco
Exhibition: “An Arctic pioneer. Prince Albert I of Monaco in Spitsbergen (1898–1907)”
Monaco