The Chapel of the Visitation Museum

The Visitation chapel and its museum

The Monaco audio-guided tour invites you to quiet contemplation before the Visitation chapel, a seventeenth-century religious building. Discreet, without a bell tower or visible stained glass, it is marked only by a small cross at its top, but today houses a precious museum of sacred art.

A foundation of Charlotte de Gramont

The chapel was built in the seventeenth century at the initiative of Charlotte de Gramont, wife of Prince Louis I. It was intended for the education of the young girls of the Principality, in the tradition of the Order of the Visitation. The place, long devoted to religious life and teaching, testifies to the place of faith in the history of Monaco. It today houses a collection of sacred art, to be discovered with respect.

What there is to see

The museum presents a collection of works of sacred art, including paintings by masters, in the intimate and contemplative setting of the former chapel. It is a peaceful stop, away from the bustle, which invites contemplation and the discovery of a religious and artistic heritage that is often little known. The sobriety of the place adds to the solemnity of the visit.

Practical information

The museum of the Visitation chapel is on Place de la Visitation, on the Rock, in Monaco. It is generally open every day except Monday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the visit lasts about twenty minutes. A place of sacred art, it can be discovered with respect for contemplation.

Who founded the Visitation chapel?

Charlotte de Gramont, wife of Prince Louis I, in the seventeenth century, for the education of the young girls of the Principality.

What can you see in the museum?

A collection of sacred art, including paintings by masters, presented in the intimate setting of the former chapel.