Monaco Art Week

What Monaco Art Week does

Monaco Art Week (MAW) is a non-profit cultural association founded in spring 2018 in the Principality of Monaco, dedicated to federating the Principality's art ecosystem through an annual, multi-venue art week event. Its core product is the coordinated MAW programming — exhibitions, vernissages, walking art tours across the Condamine, Monte-Carlo, and Larvotto districts, supplemented by MAW Conferences at the Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo and art performances staged with the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco. The association operates as a curator-organizer rather than a venue operator: it does not own gallery space, runs a single annual event rather than a year-round calendar, and serves a tri-segment audience of art galleries and auction houses (participating venues), art collectors and art professionals (attendees and conference delegates), and general art enthusiasts and cultural tourists. Its 2026 edition (April 27 – May 1, 2026), the eighth since founding, brought together more than 15 exhibitors including Christie's, Sotheby's, Artcurial, Almine Rech, Opera Gallery, HOFA, Moretti, NM Contemporary, Collect | MC, and the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through corporate sponsorship — with EFG Bank (Monaco) as the primary sponsor, and Moravia Yachting, Société Monégasque de Transport (SMT), and Aston Martin Monaco as secondary backers — supplemented by media-in-kind partnerships with The Art Newspaper, Excellence Magazine, COTE Magazine, and MonacoLife. Events are free for attendees, and Art Monte-Carlo (the concurrent art fair at Grimaldi Forum, with which MAW has been associated since its 2018 launch) operates a separate ticketing model. The association operates with a small permanent team (approximately 5 employees), is officially under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco (alongside H.R.H. Princess Caroline of Hanover and H.R.H. Princess Alexandra of Hanover), and has no disclosed technology stack, app, or digital product surface beyond a bilingual French/English website and an active Instagram presence.

Name

Monaco Art Week

Legal name

Monaco Art Week (MAW)

Website

https://monaco-artweek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Monaco Art Week is a non-profit cultural association that organizes an annual multi-venue art event in Monaco, uniting galleries, auction houses, and cultural institutions across the Condamine, Monte-Carlo, and Larvotto districts for collectors, professionals, and art enthusiasts under royal patronage.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Monaco

HQ country

Monaco

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship revenue: The association generates revenue through corporate sponsors including EFG Private Banking, Moravia Yachting, SMT Fine Art, and Aston Martin Monaco. Sponsors receive visibility and association with the Monaco art scene.

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Core offering

Monaco Art Week (MAW) is a non-profit cultural association that organizes an annual coordinated art week across the Principality of Monaco, federating participating galleries, auction houses, and cultural institutions across the Condamine, Monte-Carlo, and Larvotto districts. The program comprises exhibitions and vernissages at 15+ venues, walking art tours between sites, expert-led MAW Conferences at Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo, and live performances in collaboration with the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco.

Product overview

Monaco Art Week (MAW) is a single annual art event platform offering a coordinated program of exhibitions, vernissages, walking art tours, conferences, and performances. The core offering is the annual MAW art week held each spring (April-May), featuring gallery trails through participating venues across Monaco's Condamine, Monte-Carlo, and Larvotto neighborhoods, supplemented by the MAW Conferences program of expert talks and discussions.

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Products and services

• Monaco Art Week (MAW) — Annual Art Week Annual coordinated art event uniting Monaco's cultural institutions, galleries, auction houses, and art spaces through a multi-venue program of exhibitions, vernissages, walking tours, and conferences held across three districts.
• Walking Art Tours Self-guided or organized walking tours through participating galleries and auction houses distributed across Monaco's neighborhoods, facilitated by interactive maps and connecting venues in the multi-district art trail.
• MAW Conferences A day of expert-led discussions and talks exploring contemporary art market dynamics, collection practices, and Monaco's public art initiatives, held annually at Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo with registration-based attendance.
• Gallery and Auction House Exhibitions Vernissages and exhibitions hosted by participating galleries including Almine Rech, Artcurial, Christie's, Sotheby's, Moretti, HOFA, Opera Gallery, and others across Monaco's art venues during the MAW period.
• Art Performances Live performances organized in collaboration with the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, including works by artists such as Lidwine Prolonge and Oriol Vilanova, presented as part of the MAW program.

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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, primary and secondary.

• H.S.H. Prince Albert II of MonacocoreOthers · 1 January 2026Under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, providing royal endorsement and support for the association's mission to promote Monaco's art scene.
• EFG Private BankingprimaryGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsor providing financial support for Monaco Art Week events and conferences. EFG Bank (Monaco) is featured as a key sponsor on the partnerships page.
• Moravia YachtingsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor providing yachting-related services or support for Monaco Art Week.
• SMT (Société Monégasque de Transport)secondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor and transport partner supporting Monaco Art Week logistics.
• Aston Martin MonacosecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerLuxury automotive sponsor supporting Monaco Art Week.
• The Art NewspaperprimaryGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational art news publication serving as media partner for event coverage.
• Excellence MagazinesecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerLuxury lifestyle magazine serving as media partner.
• COTE MagazinesecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerMonaco-based lifestyle and culture magazine serving as media partner.
• MonacoLifesecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerMonaco news and lifestyle portal serving as media partner.
• Art Monte-CarlocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor art fair at Grimaldi Forum running concurrently with Monaco Art Week 2026. The first MAW edition in 2018 was created in collaboration with Art Monte-Carlo.
• Nouveau Musée National de Monaco (NMNM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonaco's national contemporary art museum collaborating on exhibitions and performances including 'Le Sentiment de la Nature' at Villa Paloma.
• Hôtel Métropole Monte-CarloprimaryOthersLuxury hotel hosting MAW Conferences on April 28, 2026, bringing together art market experts.
• Les Ballets de Monte-CarlosecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonaco ballet company collaborating as a cultural partner.
• Pavillon BosiosecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerArt and scenography school in Monaco collaborating on cultural programs.
• CREM (Club des Résidents Étrangers à Monaco)secondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational residents club serving as community partner.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• India Art Fair: India Art Fair is South Asia's leading annual art fair with parallel programming and sponsor activations — comparable to MAW as a single-market, sponsor-supported art week combining a fair with gallery city programming for collectors and professionals.
• Art Monte-Carlo: Art Monte-Carlo runs the contemporary art fair at Grimaldi Forum concurrently with MAW and co-created MAW's first edition — a regional peer operating in the same geography with overlapping sponsor and exhibitor networks.

Direct peers

• The Armory Show: The Armory Show operates a major New York art fair with Javits Center exhibitions and partner programming across Manhattan — comparable to MAW as an annual, sponsor-supported art week integrating a centralized fair with city-wide gallery activations.
• Frieze: Frieze runs art fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Seoul combined with Frieze Masters and accompanying programming — a direct comparable in producing multi-venue, sponsor-supported art week events for collectors and galleries.
• Art Basel: Art Basel operates the world's leading global art fair circuit (Basel, Miami Beach, Hong Kong, Paris+) — directly comparable as a high-end art week/fair organizer attracting blue-chip galleries, auction houses, and collectors with luxury sponsor alignment.
• EXPO CHICAGO: EXPO CHICAGO runs an annual contemporary art fair with city-wide programming and sponsor partnerships — comparable to MAW in format (annual art week combining fair, gallery programming, and conferences) and sponsor base (luxury, financial, lifestyle).
• Art Dubai: Art Dubai is a regional art fair serving HNW collectors in the Middle East with strong sovereign and luxury sponsor backing — comparable to MAW as a regionally focused, sponsorship-driven art week attracting global galleries to a single affluent market.
• TEFAF (European Fine Art Foundation): TEFAF organizes vetted fine art and antiques fairs in Maastricht and New York with deep luxury and private banking sponsorship — directly comparable to MAW's positioning at the intersection of high-end art, HNW collectors, and luxury financial sponsors.
• Art Brussels: Art Brussels is a European contemporary art fair with affiliated Discovery and Red Dot sections — comparable to MAW as a mid-sized European art fair leveraging regional collector base and gallery networks with corporate sponsorships.

Others

• Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale): The Venice Biennale organizes international art exhibitions and collateral events across Venice every two years — comparable to MAW as a city-wide cultural event aggregating exhibitions, sponsors, and global collector visitation, though operating at a much larger scale and biennial cadence.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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