Prince Albert I inaugurated the museum in 1910, and the article says it took eleven years to build. It names no architect and gives no start date. The article calls the style Baroque Revival. The museum stands on a sheer cliff face at Le Rocher, with its façade above the sea and rising 279 feet (85 m).
About 100,000 tons of stone from La Turbie went into the building. Albert I chose twenty research vessels, and their names were inscribed on the frieze of the façade during construction. The aquarium in the basement is said to hold about 4,000 fish species and more than 200 invertebrate families.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau directed the museum from 1957 to 1988. Extensive renovations preceded its centenary in March 2010. The article gives no visitor details, floor area or dimensions other than the façade height.
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