Musée d'Anthropologie Préhistorique de Monaco

What Musée d'Anthropologie Préhistorique de Monaco does

The Musée d'Anthropologie Préhistorique de Monaco is a state-owned prehistoric anthropology museum located at 56 bis Boulevard du Jardin Exotique in the Principality of Monaco. Founded in 1902 by Prince Albert I of Monaco, the museum operates as an official institution of the Gouvernement Princier de Monaco, hosted on the government portal (map.gouv.mc), with a permanent staff of approximately 10 employees. It functions simultaneously as a public cultural attraction, a scientific research institution, and an educational venue.

Its core service consists of permanent and temporary exhibitions displayed on site, anchored by the 2023 permanent exhibit 'Un Mammouth à Monaco' and complemented by the 2026 panoramic terrace exhibition 'Monaco d'autrefois'. Distribution extends beyond the physical site through the Le Musée Virtuel online platform, which provides global remote access to collections, and through 'Expositions itinérantes' (traveling exhibitions). Educational services are delivered via dedicated school group programs (kindergarten through university) and family/children-focused animations including summer workshops. The scholarly dimension is sustained by an international scientific committee, active archaeological excavations locally in Monaco and abroad (including in Spain), and a recurring colloquia series (2010, 2014, 2020, 2022). Editions du Musée, the museum's publishing house founded in 1954 by Louis Barral, produces scientific works and exhibition catalogues.

The business model is not commercial in the conventional sense: the institution is government-funded, with supplemental self-generated revenue from visitor admissions, an online boutique at map-monaco.com selling merchandise and publications, and sales of Editions du Musée scholarly output. The museum's go-to-market is event-driven, relying on public events such as the European Night of Museums, summer animations, conferences, and colloquia to drive visitation, alongside outreach to school groups and content marketing via its multilingual government website and social media channels.

Name

Musée d'Anthropologie Préhistorique de Monaco

Legal name

Musée d'Anthropologie Préhistorique de Monaco

Website

https://map-mc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

State-owned prehistoric anthropology museum in Monaco, founded in 1902 by Prince Albert I, operating exhibitions, virtual tours, school programs, and archaeological research, with a scholarly publishing house established in 1954.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Prehistoric Anthropology Museum

NAICS

Museums (712110)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

History Museums (THAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA), Museum & Landmark Guided Tours (Skip-the-line/Docent-led) (THAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Prehistoric anthropology museum
• Archaeological exhibitions
• Scientific research museum
• Cultural heritage institution
• Educational museum programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Monaco

HQ country

Monaco

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Museum Admissions and Public Access: The museum is open to the general public with operating hours Monday through Sunday from 9h00 to 18h00, closed only on November 19 and December 25. Revenue is generated through visitor admissions.
2. Museum Shop (Boutique): Online boutique available at https://map-monaco.com selling museum merchandise and publications
3. Museum Editions and Publications: Publishing house founded in 1954 by Louis Barral, producing scientific works and exhibition catalogues. Editions du Musée sells books and scholarly publications related to prehistoric anthropology research.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Musée d'Anthropologie Préhistorique de Monaco is a state-owned prehistoric anthropology museum that preserves and displays archaeological collections, hosts permanent and temporary exhibitions, conducts scientific research on prehistory, and offers educational programs including school visits, children's activities, and publications. It also operates a virtual museum and an on-site boutique, and circulates traveling exhibitions to other institutions.

Product overview

The Musée d'Anthropologie Préhistorique de Monaco, founded by Prince Albert I, operates as a unified museum offering multiple interconnected services. The core offering consists of permanent and temporary physical exhibitions at the museum venue. The museum extends access through its digital 'Musée virtuel' (virtual museum) service providing remote online tours. Educational services are delivered through dedicated programs for school groups and children/families. The museum's scholarly mission is supported by its research division, international scientific committee, and publications ('Editions du Musée'). Additional visitor services include a physical boutique and traveling exhibitions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Editions du Musée: The museum's publishing house, founded in 1954 by Louis Barral, which publishes books and scholarly works related to prehistoric anthropology.

Products and services

• Permanent and Temporary Exhibitions

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Frequence Sud (Saint-Raphaël)minorOthers · 23 May 2026Collaboration for the European Night of Museums 2026. The museum in Monaco is open on May 22, and partners with Frequence Sud in Saint-Raphaël for related events on May 23, with cross-promotion of prehistoric fauna exhibitions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Musée de l'Homme: Paris-based museum of anthropology also covering prehistory and human evolution. Directly comparable as a flagship anthropology/prehistory museum with research, education, and exhibition programs.
• Musée national de Préhistoire (Les Eyzies): French national museum dedicated to prehistory housed at the heart of Périgord's prehistoric sites. Closely comparable as a state-funded prehistoric research and exhibition institution.
• Neanderthal Museum (Mettmann): German museum dedicated specifically to human prehistory and Neanderthal heritage. Directly comparable as a specialist prehistoric museum with research, exhibitions, and educational programming.
• Cro-Magnon site / Musée de la Préhistoire (Carnac area): Prehistoric-focused museum in Brittany's megalithic region. Comparable in being a regional/specialist prehistoric anthropology museum with educational programming for schools and families.
• Musée d'Archéologie nationale (Saint-Germain-en-Laye): French national archaeology museum focused on prehistoric and protohistoric collections with research and educational missions. Closely aligned with the prehistoric-anthropology museum mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Natural History Museum, London: Large natural-history institution with major human-evolution and prehistoric collections, research output, and educational programming. Wider scope but overlapping prehistoric and anthropological mandate.
• Field Museum: Chicago-based natural-history museum with active research, expeditions, and education programs. Comparable as a research-driven museum combining science, expeditions, and public exhibits.
• Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (Paris): French national natural history institution encompassing prehistoric anthropology, research, and publications — comparable in mission to a national-scale research museum.
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: U.S. federal natural-history museum with anthropology and prehistoric collections, research, and educational programming. Comparable in being state-supported and research-driven.
• American Museum of Natural History: Major U.S. natural-history and human-origins museum with significant prehistoric/anthropological collections, exhibitions, and a publishing program — comparable as a large-scale research-and-exhibit institution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MAPMCMonaco
• Facebookfacebook.com/musee.anthropo.prehistorique.monaco
• Instagraminstagram.com/map_monaco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mus%C3%A9e-d-anthropologie-pr%C3%A9historique-de-monaco

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