17 December 2024
Monaco marks 75 years of membership with UNESCO and rounds off a year of celebrations with the publication of a commemorative book
Présentation du livre célébrant les 75 ans de l’adhésion de Monaco à l’UNESCO © Cyril Bailleul
On 11 December 2024, H.E. Ms Anne-Marie Boisbouvier, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, organised a function at her residence to close the year of celebrations marking 75 years of Monaco's membership to UNESCO and to unveil the recently published book, marking the occasion.The book, which was unveiled to H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince at the end of November, is the result of a collaborative effort between Monaco and UNESCO and is published by La Martinière. H.E. the Ambassador expressed her sincere thanks to the UNESCO Archives Service for its invaluable contribution to the documentary research and to Cyril Bailleul, whose photographs enhance the book.Those in attendance also had the pleasure of meeting the authors, Jean-Philippe Vinci, Director of the French Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports, and Stéphane Lamotte, Professor with a doctorate in history, who designed the book under the aegis of H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover, Chairman of the Editorial Committee. The book also includes comic strips illustrated by artist Damien Mac Donald to add educational value.An immersive video of the metaverse from the 'Nouvelles Perspectives' exhibition, organised by the Monegasque National Committee of the International Association of Plastic Arts, was also screened at the event to mark this anniversary. This exhibition can be viewed in the exhibition room at the Quai Antoine Ier, Monaco, until 20 December 2024.Over 70 guests attended the event, including many UNESCO ambassadors and representatives.Monaco joined UNESCO, the UN agency dedicated to culture, education and science, after signing the Convention on 6 July 1949. To mark this 75th anniversary, Monaco's Permanent Delegation organised a variety of events centred around these fields to highlight the Principality's international missions and the various Monegasque entities working within these sectors.