The Virtual Museum
Discover the virtual tours offered by the Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology founded by Prince Albert I.
Albert I, a prehistoric prince
Discover Prince Albert I, founder of the first Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology of Monaco, established in 1902 in Monaco-Ville. A passionate prehistorian, he actively took part in excavations and contributed to advances in prehistoric research.
Prince Rainier III and the Museum
Celebrate the visionary legacy of the founder of today’s museum, Prince Rainier III. Dive into the history of the creation of the second Museum—a site museum!—nestled within the Exotic Garden, just steps from the Observatory cave, still being excavated by his teams.
Stepan, the woolly mammoth
Dated by radiocarbon to 30,000 BP, this Mammuthus primigenius is a nearly 50-year-old male, measuring 4.7 m long, 2.8 m tall and 2 m wide. His tusks reach almost 2.5 m. Organic tissue remnants remain on some bones. He was found in the 1990s, beyond the Arctic Circle on the Arctic coast, 200 km west of the Medveji Islands, in a bank of the Kuropatochya River. On deposit from SAS Le Prince Souverain.
Reconstruction of the ancient skull from Monaco Harbour
Anthropological study of the ancient Monaco Harbour skull and 3D modeling: to learn more, order Bulletin No. 59 – 2019/2020 “Monarchéo” from our shop!
Ancient figurines
Learn more about deities in Antiquity in Monaco.
Lascaux in Monaco
The little extra of Lascaux in Monaco!