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Home>Plan your visit>Hours, Admission & Directions
Hours, Admission & Directions
Due to public strikes, the museum may open later and some exhibition rooms may remain closed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.
High visitor numbers are expected: to ensure entry to the museum, we strongly recommend booking a time slot online.
- Hours
- Admission
- Directions
- Schedule of Room Closures
Due to the size of the collections and the renovations being carried out in certain galleries, the museum cannot keep all of its rooms open at all times.
Below you will find the schedule of room closures.
Click here for PDF map of room closures
Near Eastern Antiquities
Statue de l'intendant Ebih-Il
© 2011 Musée du Louvre / Raphaël Chipault
7500 BC–AD 700, Sully wing, Level 0: Rooms 306 to 316 (Palace of Darius) are closed on Mondays.
5000 BC–AD 700, Richelieu wing, Level 0: Rooms 227 to 230 (Cour Khorsabad) are closed on Wednesdays.
Islamic Art
Panneau à la joute poétique
© Musée du Louvre dist. RMN - Grand Palais / Raphaël Chipault
1000–1800, Denon wing, Level -1: Rooms 186 and 187 are closed on Thursdays.
Near Eastern and Egyptian Art
Portrait de femme dite L'Européenne
© Musée du Louvre, dist. RMN - Grand Palais / Georges Poncet
30 BC–AD 1800, Denon wing, Level -1: Rooms 176 to 181 are closed on Wednesdays.
30 BC–AD 600, Denon wing, Level -1: Rooms 180 and 186 are closed on Thursdays.
Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities
Cratère-d'Euphorios
© Musée du Louvre, dist. RMN - Grand Palais / Philippe Fuzeau
700 BC–AD 400, Sully wing, Level 1: Rooms 645 to 656 (Galerie Campana, Greek Vases) are closed on Fridays.
Egyptian Antiquities
Le "scribe accroupi"
© Musée du Louvre, dist. RMN / Christian Décamps
4000–30 BC, Sully wing, Levels 0 and 1: Rooms 317 to 337 (Ancient Egyptian Civilization) and 633 to 644 (Chronological Display) are closed on Fridays. Rooms 332 and 333 (Mastaba) are currently closed everyday as the artworks are undergoing conservation treatment.
Decorative Arts
La Vierge à l'enfant dite de Jeanne d’Évreux
© Musée du Louvre dist. RMN - Grand Palais / Hervé Lewandowski
France / 1650–1800, Sully wing, Level 1: Rooms 607 to 632 (Period Rooms) are closed on Mondays. Room 705 (Galerie d’Apollon) is closed every day until December 2019.
France / 1780–1860, Richelieu wing, Level 1: Rooms 535 to 564 (Napoleon III Apartments) are closed on Thursdays.
France / 500–1650, Richelieu wing, Level 1: Rooms 501 to 525 are closed on Wednesdays. Rooms 506 to 525 are closed on Friday nights.
France / 1850–1850, Richelieu wing, Level 1: Rooms 558 to 564 are closed on Wednesday nights.
Paintings
Eugène Delacroix, Le 28 Juillet : La Liberté guidant le peuple, musée du Louvre
© Musée du Louvre / E. Lessing
Northern Europe / 1600–1850, Richelieu wing, Level 2: Rooms 836 to 864 are closed on Thursdays.
Northern Europe / 1350–1650, Richelieu wing, Level 2: Rooms 803 to 819 are closed on Wednesday during the day.
France / 1650–1850, Sully wing, Level 2: Rooms 902 to 952 are closed on Mondays.
France / 1700–1780, Sully wing, Level 2: Rooms 916 to 952 are closed on Friday nights.
Italy/Spain/Greece/Russia / 1400–1850, Denon wing, Level 1: Rooms 720 to 734 are closed on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday nights.
Pavillon de l’Horloge, Sully wing, Level 2: Rooms 900 and 901 (the Louvre today and tomorrow) are closed Mondays.
Sculptures
Chevaux de Marly
© 1997 Musée du Louvre / Pierre Philibert
France / 500–1650, Richelieu wing, Levels -1 and 0: Rooms 200 to 218 (Cour Marly) are closed on Thursdays.
France / 1600–1850, Richelieu wing, Levels -1 and 0: Rooms 105 and 106 (Cour Puget) and rooms 219 to 226 are closed on Wednesdays.
Europe / 500–1850, Denon wing, Level -1: Rooms 160 to 169 (Galerie Donatello) are closed on Fridays.
Arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas
L'homme bleu de l'île de Malo
© musée du Quai Branly, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais
700 BC–AD 1900, Denon wing, Level 0: Rooms 424 to 433 are closed on Fridays.
The Musée Eugène-Delacroix
Musée Delacroix : l'atelier, vue intérieure
© 2009 Musée du Louvre / Angèle Dequier
The museum is open every day (except Tuesdays) from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Practical information
The Louvre is open every day (except Tuesday) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For your safety
All visitors must comply with security checks. The Musée du Louvre thanks its visitors in advance for their understanding and cooperation in this matter. Large suitcases and bags are prohibited. In the event of an incident, visitors must vacate the danger zone, alert our security staff, and follow their instructions. Visitors may be confined or evacuated to a secure area while waiting for the police to arrive.
