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Disabled Visitors:

Tours for disabled visitors (groups)
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Practical Information
The Touch Gallery
Located under the Pyramid, the Auditorium offers a wide range of lectures, symposia, films, and concerts. Ten places are accessible to visitors in wheelchairs. There are also fourteen electrical outlets for plugging in electric wheelchairs.
The Auditorium
Located under the Pyramid, the Auditorium offers a wide range of lectures, symposia, films, and concerts. Ten places are accessible to visitors in wheelchairs. There are also fourteen electrical outlets for plugging in electric wheelchairs.
Guided tours and workshops
Two printed programs—"Adults" and "Children and Families"—are available to help you plan your visit and take part in guided tours and workshops. Visitors should check to make sure that the activity selected is accessible for a given disability.
Special publications
"Un nouveau regard" ("A New Look") is a new series designed for visually-impaired visitors. (At present, it is only available in French.) It introduces a complementary approach to works in the Louvre's collections, taking into consideration the concerns and needs of visually-impaired visitors.
"Visites-conférences pour sourds et déficients visuels"
The program (in French only) presents guided tours that are given for hearing- and visually-impaired visitors, and is available at the information desks and on the Web site.
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Contact Us
4- Personnes handicapées
Standard
01 40 20 50 50
Banque d'information
01 40 20 53 17
Ligne visiteurs handicapés
01 40 20 59 90
Courriel : handicap@louvre.fr

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Group Visits

Special visits and workshops are available to all types of visitors, adapted to their specific disability.
You are considered a group if you have seven or more people, including accompanying adults. Groups are limited to twenty-five people, with a maximum of nine wheelchairs per group.

Reservations for a group visit unaccompaned by a museum staff member are free for groups disabled visitors. You must reserve a minimum of two months in advance.

Reservations for a workshop or a group visit led by a museum staff member must be made a minimum of three months in advance. The cost is 38€ for a group of visitors with disabilities and accompanying adults (prices are susceptible to modification during the year). Visits last between 90 minutes and two and a half hours, depending on the activity selected.

Special visits and workshops are available to all types of visitors, depending on their specific disability.

For visitors with developmental disabilities, smaller groups are preferred. Group visits consist of one or a series of guided tours or workshops that present the museum's collections in an appropriate, enjoyable manner.

Groups of visitors with physical disabilities, led by a museum guide, can discover the collections via accessible itineraries.

Visitors who are blind or visually-impaired can take part in guided tours in which works of art are described. They may also participate in tactile visits, in which they are allowed to touch certain works of art or casts of them. Workshops are also available: they are limite to eight participants and address various themes.

Visitors who are deaf or hearing-impaired can take part in guided tours, given in French sign language. These are led by deaf museum guides and address various themes.

Information on tours for the hearing-impaired:
Tel. +33 (0)1 40 20 59 90
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 20 54 46
Minitel: +33 (0)1 40 20 54 64
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Formulaire de réservation groupes avec un conférencier du musée
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Formulaire de réservation groupes autonomes
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Mode d'emploi à destination des publics handicapés
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Plan guide accessibilité
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Brochure d’information sur le Pass Handicap, parking du Carrousel du Louvre

Current Exhibitions

Expositions en cours
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What's on
Exhibitions echo, explore, and provide a counterpoint to the museum's collections, making use of the latest research by specialists.

Auditorium

The Auditorium at the Louvre offers a complete program of lectures, concerts, and films linked to the collections and to events taking place at the museum.
Concerts
Films
Lectures & symposia
Readings & performances
Music on film
Thematic programs

Activities

The Louvre offers both cultural and educational activities, including guided tours, workshops, and classes. Self-guided visits in the galleries and a quarterly calendar can help you discover—or rediscover—our collections.
Thematic trails
Guided tours
Workshops
Classes