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Tickets and prices

The museum does not offer reduced-rate tickets. All tickets include admission to the museum’s permanent collections and temporary exhibitions. However, admission is free for certain visitors.

To ensure admission on the day of your choice, purchase your tickets online.

Carte Louvre holders have priority access via the Richelieu entrance (Amis du Louvre, CLEF and CLEF+, Louvre Young Patrons Circle, Louvre Patrons Circle, International Council of the Louvre, Louvre Decorative Arts Circle, Friends of Delacroix, American Friends of the Louvre).

Groups who have booked a time slot have priority access via the Richelieu entrance

The sale of museum admission tickets or related services is considered a sale of leisure services and confers no right to a withdrawal period. Tickets are valid for the chosen time and date only, and cannot be modified, exchanged or refunded.

Times and dates cannot be modified once booked.

However, in the event of a cancellation or modification of the relevant service by the Louvre, you will be entitled to a refund. Refund eligibility criteria are specified in the museum’s Terms and Conditions.

Tickets include admission to all Louvre collections and to the Musée National Eugène-Delacroix, on the day of your visit to the Louvre or on the next day the Musée National Eugène-Delacroix is open.

Note: for access to exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon, visitors must book a specific time slot.

Admission to the Musée du Louvre and the Musée National Eugène-Delacroix is free upon presentation of valid proof of eligibility.
See free admission conditions.

All visitors, including those entitled to free admission, are advised to book a time-stamped ticket via our online ticketing service. Choose a time slot and select the ‘free admission’ option corresponding to your situation.

The Pyramid is the main entrance to the museum. There, you will see a queue for people who have booked a time slot online.

You can also use the Carrousel and the Porte des Lions entrances.

Groups and membership card holders must use the Passage Richelieu entrance.

The payment methods accepted at the museum ticket office are cash, bank card and ‘Chèques-Vacances’ holiday vouchers.

The Musée du Louvre accepts payment in euros (€) only.

The payment methods for the Musée du Louvre and the Musée National Eugène-Delacroix, as well as their terms of acceptance, are as follows:

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS:
– Online bookings: bank card
– Remote bookings: bank card, bank transfer and cheque
– On-site sales on the day of admission (subject to availability): bank card, ‘chèque vacances (ANCV)’ and cash

SELF-GUIDED GROUPS:
Tickets for self-guided groups must be purchased online by bank transfer.

GUIDED GROUPS:
Tickets for guided groups must be purchased online by bank card, bank transfer or cheque.

Your ticket is non-changeable, non-exchangeable and non-refundable. It is valid only for the date selected. Once your reservation has been made, it is no longer possible to change the date or time slot.

While visiting

You cannot bring large bags or suitcases to the museum but lockers are available free of charge for smaller items.
Please note: Any items exceeding 55 x 35 x 20 cm are not permitted in the museum (welcome area and exhibition rooms).
All items left in the lockers must be collected the same day. The museum shall not be held responsible for any items of value placed in the lockers. For more information, please contact us.

Louvre admission tickets are valid all day. However, all exits are final and no re-entry shall be granted.

Due to the size of the collections and the renovation of some exhibition areas, the museum cannot keep all rooms open at all times. Some parts are closed. To make sure that you will be able to access everything that you want to see, please check the list of available galleries.

Freehand lead pencil sketches on paper or light cardboard not exceeding 50 x 40 cm are permitted in the permanent collection and temporary exhibition galleries, provided that their authors do not obstruct the view or movement of other visitors.
You can take photos and videos in the permanent collections if they are for personal use. However, you are not allowed to use selfie sticks, flash or lighting. In some temporary exhibitions, you might not be allowed to take photos or videos of certain artworks.

The Louvre palace is huge, with over 400 rooms and 35,000 artworks! It’s impossible to see everything in one day. If you only have an hour or two, we recommend visiting the Denon wing, which houses some of the most famous masterpieces (Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, The Raft of the Medusa, and more). If you want to spend the whole day at the museum, head to the Sully and Richelieu wings, which are much quieter.

Children and families

Admission to the Musée du Louvre and the Musée National Eugène-Delacroix is free for children. However, a visitor eligible for reduced-rate admission must make a free reservation on-site or online, then presentvalid proof of eligibility(must include name and photograph) at the ticket checkpoint. 

The museum organises a range of activities around the year for children to learn all about the Louvre: workshops, guided tours, storytelling sessions and free activities in the Studio to name but a few! Remember to ask for a ‘Louvre passport’ at the information desk under the Pyramid, which children can enjoy while going around the museum!

Prams are indeed allowed in the museum. If the model you have is too large to be allowed in the museum lifts, you can borrow a pram from us under the Pyramid.
Only baby carriers worn on the front of the body, not on the back, are allowed. Front baby carriers are also available on loan under the Pyramid.

Travel light or store your belongings in our lockers; borrow a pushchair or baby carrier for small children from the visitor assistance area before your visit; use one of the folding chairs made available to you in the rooms. During your visit, you can also take a creative break at the Studio, where games, books and activities are readily available.

Groups

Groups may include 7 to 25 participants, with paid or free admission, accompanied by a group leader.

A school/extracurricular group may include 7 to 35 participants (including group leaders). School/extracurricular groups must have:

– 1 group leader per 5 preschool students
– 1 group leader per 10 elementary or middle-school students
– 1 group leader per 15 secondary school students
– 2 group leaders per group of university students

Chairs are available throughout the museum if you need to take a break during the visit. You cannot eat or drink in the exhibition rooms. For lunch, you can take a picnic in the Carrousel Garden or make a booking at one of the restaurants that accepts groups.

Whether visiting with an official guide or not, you are expected to ensure that your group is following the museum rules and regulations. Visitors are not allowed to touch the artworks or shout or run in the museum.

Speaking to the group in the Salle des États and stopping with the group in the side corridors is forbidden, to avoid blocking room access. It is possible to cross the room without stopping as a group; and group tour participants can freely return to the room on their own following the guided tour.

In order to ensure the most enjoyable experience for all of our visitors, group visits to the ‘A New Look at Watteau’ exhibition are not permitted.

Individuals with the right to speak publicly may speak publicly to their group inside the museum’s galleries.
By virtue of article 15 of the Musée du Louvre’s visit regulations, the right to speak publicly is granted to holders of the carte de guide-conférencier conferred according to the applicable regulatory conditions of article L221-1 of the French Code of Tourism; guides from French national museums; curators of French or foreign museums with professional ID; CMN lecturers; teaching staff and TDO leaders from the École du Louvre and French or foreign teachers leading their students; and Carte CLEF and CLEF+ holders for an audience classed as ‘priority’ by the EPML, provided they have been trained by the museum’s Education Democratisation and Accessibility Department.

The right to speak publicly is granted when a group booking is made. Individual admission tickets must also be booked for each group member.

Special equipment is available for children and disabled visitors at the visitor assistance area (wheelchairs, prams, etc.). If you have any problems, please speak to a member of staff under the Pyramid or at the group reception area. Please find all the information in the ‘Accessibility’ pages.

Group visits must be booked in advance via the online request form on the Musée du Louvre website: https://contact.louvre.fr/hc/en-gb/requests/new

Only requests submitted via this form will be considered. Groups without a reservation will not be granted access to the museum galleries. Visitors with free admission are advised to book a time slot as soon as possible.
If you wish to book a guided visit or other activity, see the booking calendar on the museum’s ‘visit as a group’ pages.

Louvre Educational & Training Card (CLEF and CLEF+) holders wishing to book a guided visit or other activity enjoy the advantage of a 15-day priority booking period.
Tuesday visits are restricted to Louvre Educational & Training Card (CLEF or CLEF+) holders.