Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum (Palais du Louvre, Louvre/Tuileries, Paris)(Metro: Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre) – this is the world’s greatest art museum, with three wings (the Richelieu, the Sully, and the Denon) exhibiting works from all over the world. The Louvre’s best-known holdings include the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory. The Louvre building itself goes as far back as the 13th century (when it was a fortress), and centuries later acting as a royal residence. One of the newer features of the Louvre was the giant glass pyramid that former French president François Mitterand commissioned for the museum’s modernization efforts. That pyramid is surrounded by three smaller ones that opened in 1989 over the museum’s new entrance.
Tickets for the Permanent Collections: €11
Full-day access to the Louvre, except for temporary exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon
also valid for the Musée Eugène Delacroix.
Tickets for Exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon: €12
Note that free admission to the museum on the first Sunday of every month does not include the exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon.
Combined Ticket: €15
Access to the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions in both the Louvre and the Musée Eugène Delacroix.
Free Admission to the Louvre
Admission to the Louvre and the Musée Eugène Delacroix is free for the following visitor categories (valid ID or proof of entitlement required):
– visitors under the age of 18
– 18-25 year-old residents of the European Economic Area (EU, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein)
– teachers of art, art history, and the applied arts
– holders of the “Pass Education” (primary and secondary school teachers in French public schools and private schools receiving government subsidies)
– artists affiliated to the Maison des Artistes (in France) or the AIAP (Association Internationale des Arts Plastiques)
– unemployed individuals and visitors receiving benefits (proof of entitlement must be dated within the last six months)
– disabled visitors and their guest or helper
Free admission for all visitors on the first Sunday of each month and on July 14
(except for the temporary exhibitions in the Napoleon Hall).
On Friday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., admission to the permanent collections is free for under-26s regardless of nationality (upon presentation of ID).
Hours: Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, Friday: from 9 a.m. to 9:45 p.m.;
Closed on Tuesdays