Monaco

Last update: December, 2021

The Principality's main influence abroad, culture benefits from 5% of the State's budget, which is mainly devoted to supporting entities and artists, developing quality programming, elaborating projects to enhance the value of the heritage, but also to financing the running of appropriate cultural facilities.

Indicator 1: Public culture expenditure, all levels of government, per capita in 2021 was 1 173 EUR.

Indicator 2: When publishing this document, the GDP for 2021 was not yet known.

Indicator 3: The share of cultural expenditure of the total public expenditure in 2021 was 5%.

Source: Ministry of the Interior.

Last update: December, 2021

Table 6: Public cultural expenditure by level of government, 2021

Sources: Department of Cultural Affairs. The Municipality.

Nc: Not concerned (see chapter 1.2.2.)

*Nota Bene: With regard to its territory and its functioning (see chapter 1), the Principality of Monaco pays directly to the main entities responsible for culture in Monaco (other department, main cultural associations, etc.)

Last update: December, 2021

Table 7: Direct state cultural expenditure and transfers (central level)*: by sector, 2021, in EUR

Sources: Department of Cultural Affairs. Department of Education, Youth and Sport. The Municipality. Ministry of External Relations.

Na: not applicable/ not available - Nc: Not concerned

*Nota Bene: With regard to its territory and its functioning (see chapter 1), the Principality of Monaco pays directly to the main entities responsible for culture in Monaco (other department, main cultural associations, etc.).

Last update: December, 2021

The pursuit of this policy is based on three main axes:

• the dissemination of culture;
• conservation and development of heritage; and
• support for creation.

Last update: December, 2021

See chapter 7.2.4. and 7.3.

Last update: December, 2021

Artists may be awarded educational grants. The main organisations awarding grants are:

• The Prince Pierre Foundation rewards artists in the fields of literature, music and contemporary art;
• The Princess Grace Foundation;
• Department of Education, Youth and Sport attribute each year scholarships, based on social criteria; and
• The town hall of Monaco through the ESAP and Prince Rainier III Music and Theatre Academy.

Last update: December, 2021

The government pays particular attention to the integration of artists and their associations into its cultural policy:

• Each year, the Department of Cultural Affairs allocates project grants to Monaco's artists and associations under certain conditions. Furthermore, the enactment in 2009 of a law on the support of artists enables them, under certain conditions, to access the status of Independent Professional Artist and thus benefit from social protection and various forms of support such as installation aid.
• The government makes available, through a call for tenders, artists' studios for a period of 6 months to 1 year.
• Cultural associations have the use of two theatres free and are given preferential rates for the use of the museum-standard exhibition hall of 800m².
• Created in 2014, the house of associations provides them free meeting rooms and computers.
• Updated in 2020, the Annuaire des Artistes purpose is to make all the artists and designers of Monaco better known, as well as those who have close links with the Principality. It also includes information about the institutions, associations and groups working in the field of cultural creativity and expression: http://www.annuairedesartistes.mc.
• Organised every two years, the Artists' Forum and the Cultural Association’s Forum offer professional or occasional artists from the Principality the opportunity to exhibit a work of their choice, and for associations to present their activities.