Sophie Monaghan-Coombs

2 months ago | monocle.com | Robert Bound |Anton Preuss |Sophie Monaghan-Coombs |Julia Lasica

LSeeking cultural inspiration? 2025 is the start of a new wave of museum openings, from a gallery-hotel hybrid in Lisbon to a celebration of West African art in Nigeria. 1Museu de Arte Contemporânea Armando MartinsLisbon, PortugalLisbon’s new cultural hotspot, the Museu de Arte Contemporânea Armando Martins (Macam), is housed in the 18th-century Palácio Condes da Ribeira Grande a five-star hotel. It is both a gallery and a hotel – the first of its kind in Europe.

Nov 27, 2024 | monocle.com | Sophie Monaghan-Coombs |Vincent Tullo |Nicholas Wilkins

LIn an ever-changing music industry, flexibility is just as valuable as keeping to the beat. We meet the teams behind three businesses giving the sector a new sound, from a platform that brings artists and fans together to a company at the forefront of the record revolution.

Nov 27, 2024 | monocle.com | Laura Rysman |Sophie Monaghan-Coombs |Petri Burtsoff

LA community library in Singapore, Finland’s new soundtrack and more. If you find yourself at an art fair and in need of a drink, chances are that a cold glass of Ruinart will be available to quench your thirst. The champagne house – which was founded in 1729, making it France’s oldest – has long fostered close ties with the contemporary art world. This relationship is the focus of Ruinart’s newly renovated headquarters in Reims.

Sep 25, 2024 | monocle.com | Lucrezia Motta |Sophie Monaghan-Coombs |Fernando Augusto Pacheco |Naomi Elegant

CHaute couture on the big screen, kiosk culture in the US and a Thai filmmaker’s Paris presence. Q&A –––– FRANCELambert WilsonFrench-language show La Maison on Apple TV+ follows two rival families as they compete for dominance in Paris’s high-fashion world. The cast includes Lambert Wilson as star designer Vincent Ledu. Here he discusses his role, his character’s taste and learning to sew. Your character is a harsh person. Did you enjoy playing Vincent? I like playing kings.

Apr 24, 2024 | monocle.com | Stella Roos |Fernando Augusto Pacheco |Sophie Monaghan-Coombs |Lucrezia Motta