Hours & admissionPlan and book your visitVisit | Hours & admission
18 September 2025: Due to public strikes, the museum may open later and some exhibition rooms may remain closed.
For updates, please see www.louvre.fr or the Louvre’s X account. We thank you for your understanding.
When to visit
Musée du Louvre
- 9:00 AM to 6:00 PMMonday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- 9:00 AM to 9:00 PMWednesday and Friday
- ClosedTuesday
Last entry: 1 hour before closing
Clearing of rooms: 30 minutes before closing
Public holidays: the Louvre is closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. It remains open on all other public holidays unless they fall on a Tuesday, the museum’s day of closure.
The Cour Carrée closes at 11pm.
Tuileries Garden
- 7:00 AM to 9:00 PMApril, May, September and October
- 7:30 AM to 7:30 PMJanuary, February, March, November and December
- 7:00 AM to 11:00 PMJune, July, August
Tuileries Garden | Free |
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Visitors will be asked to vacate the premises 30 minutes before closing
Musée national Eugène-Delacroix
- 12:00 PM to 5:30 PMMonday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- 10:00 AM to 5:30 PMSaturday and Sunday
Ticket price at museum | €9.00 |
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Public holidays: the Musée national Eugène-Delacroix is closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. It remains open on all other public holidays unless they fall on a Tuesday, the museum’s day of closure.
Special evening openings until 8:30 PM, depending on programming.
See events calendar (in French).
Louvre-Delacroix combined ticket:
A ticket gives you access to the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions of the Louvre, as well as to the Eugène-Delacroix National Museum the same day and the day after your visit of the Louvre museum.
Ticket prices
Ticket
A ticket gives you access to the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions of the Louvre, as well as to the Eugène-Delacroix National Museum the same day and the day after your visit of the Louvre museum.
Tickets may be purchased on site when museum attendance is low (subject to availability).
Watch out for ticket fraud!
Watch out for ticket fraud: stay vigilant when buying your tickets for the Musée du Louvre.
Beware of the current increase in mirror sites. Do not purchase any tickets that supposedly allow you to jump the queue, and never buy your tickets from illicit street vendors.
If you do, you may be refused entry to the museum.
General admission | €22.00 |
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Under 18 year olds, under 26 year old residents of the EEA See full list of visitors eligible for free admission | Free |
Are you coming in a group (7 or more people) ? |
Admission and exit
Think ahead of everything you would like to do at the museum as any exit is final.
Tours & activities
COMBINED TICKET - Guided tours, storytime and workshops + Louvre Including museum admission ticket | €31.00 |
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FULL PRICE - Guided tours, storytime and workshops This price does not include admission to the museum. | €12.00 |
REDUCED PRICE - Guided tours, storytime and workshops Reduced rate with restrictions | €9.00 |
Audioguide
The New Nintendo 3DS consoled will be retired in September 2025 to make way for a new audio guide. During the transition period from 1 September 2025 to 21 October 2025, no audio guides will be available to the public.
Audio guide 6 admission tickets and 6 audio guide bookings per person.
| €6.00 |
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Payment methods
The payment methods accepted at the museum ticket office are cash, bank card and 'Chèques-Vacances' holiday vouchers.
Memberships
Become a member of the Amis du Louvre
The Amis du Louvre offers a range of membership programmes (youth, solo and duo, family), with prices ranging from €15 to €120.
