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KNOWING THE SEA AND MAKING IT KNOWN, THE BETTER TO PROTECT IT The Oceanographic Museum was built by Prince Albert I of Monaco to present to public the specimens collected in the course of his many voyages, provide scientists with a research facility and contribute to making oceanographic data known. Permanent and temporary exhibitions offer a broad retrospective of oceanography, structured around the main problems posed by natural phenomena and the organization of life in the oceans. In the Conference Hall, screenings of films and activities show little-known aspects of marine life. In the dark rooms excavated in the bedrock supporting the structure, the aquariums are among the oldest and richest; here, aquariology is a science which gave birth to many knowledges used in the most beautiful tanks of the world. oceans. Overlooking the Mediterranean, this prestigious building will celebrate its centennial in 2010, an occasion to celebrate the light of this beacon of marine exploration and protection of the oceans. The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, as intended by its founder, Prince Albert I, is a unique scientific and cultural monument dedicated to educating and informing all those who dream of reconciling mankind, science and the conservation of Nature. Today the scientists, the decision makers political, economic and of the civil society, the média and the generál public meet together and work there in the future durable of our