Museum of Old Monaco
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Musée du Vieux Monaco | |
| Established | 1974 |
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| Location | Monaco-Ville, Monaco |
Museum of Old Monaco (French: Musée du Vieux Monaco) is a museum of Monaco’s material heritage. It displays ceramics, paintings, furniture and costumes, as well as sets out scenes of daily life from Le Rocher, Monaco's Old Town.[1] The fundamental mission of the museum is to preserve Monegasque identity.[2]
In 1924, representatives of old Monegasque families founded The National Committee of Monegasque Traditions (Le Comité National des Traditions Monégasques) with the aim to preserve their national identity. Among the missions of the Committee was to preserve material heritage of Monaco by the means of the museum.[1]
In 1974, Museum of Old Monaco, housed in a building of the National Committee of Monegasque Traditions, was inaugurated by Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace.[3]