Culture of Monaco

Léo Ferré (24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer, whose career in France dominated the years after the Second World War until his death. He released some forty albums over this period, composing the music and the majority of the lyrics. He released many hit singles, particularly between 1960 and the mid-seventies. Some of his songs have become classics of the French chanson repertoire, including "Avec le temps", "C'est extra", "Jolie Môme" and "Paris canaille".

Saint Devota (French: ; died ca. 303 AD) is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco. She was killed during the persecutions of Diocletian and Maximian. She is sometimes identified with another Corsican saint named Julia, who was described in Latin as Deo devota ("devoted to God"). The description was misinterpreted as a proper name. The legend connected with her is similar to those told of other saints of the region, such as Saint Reparata and Saint Torpes.

The Audiovisual Institute of Monaco (Institut Audiovisuel de Monaco) is a Monegasque organization aimed to list, gather, restore, conserve, protect, share and promote audiovisual archives. The Institute proposes to show how the Principality of Monaco is represented in cinema, and to give a better cross reading of history. Audiovisual Institute of Monaco aims to raise public awareness about the need to use and conserve film as an historic, cultural and educational resource. The director of the Audiovisual Institute of Monaco is Vatrican Vincent.

A Look at Monaco is a 1963 soundtrack album by Percy Faith and performed by the Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte Carlo for the CBS television special and documentary A Look at Monaco. The film featured a tour of the principal sites of Monaco conducted by the former American actress Grace Kelly, who had become the Princess Consort of Monaco following her 1956 marriage to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.

The Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) is an annual trade show in Monaco, organised by the British events and publishing company, Informa. It was launched in 1991 as a broker-oriented event focused on superyachts over 20 m (66 ft) in length. It is held in Port Hercules, and is Europe's biggest in-water display of large yachts.