The Louvre during the Olympic GamesPractical information and programme of cultural eventsThe Louvre during the Olympic Games

The Louvre during the Olympic Games

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Practical information

Compulsory booking

All visitors from 1 July to 8 September must book a ticket ahead of time. This includes visitors entitled to free admission and visitors with membership cards.

Notice: Reinforced identity checks will be implemented during this period. Please make sure to indicate the first and last name of each ticket holder when making your reservation and bring valid ID

A Pass Jeux is not necessary to visit the museum.

Getting here

The museum will remain open to the public all summer long.
The Metro stations ‘Palais-Royal-Musée du Louvre’, ‘Louvre-Rivoli’ and ‘Pyramides’ will remain open during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Vehicular traffic may be severely limited in the area surrounding the Musée du Louvre and the Tuileries Garden.

RESERVATIONS OPEN

Reservations are open for summer time slots except the following days, which will open in the coming days:  
- 8 September
- The first and last time slots of certain days

Book your ticket for the Olympic Cauldron !

Located in the heart of the Tuileries Garden, the official cauldron of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be lit and open to the public throughout the game period, from August 29 to September 7.

the Tuileries Garden

From 12 to 25 August, the Tuileries Garden will be partially inaccessible.
From 26 to 28 August, the garden will be entirely closed.

Visit as a group

Except form  18 to 24 July, both guided and self-guided group visits to the museum will be possible during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
 

Rencontre de relais de la santé et de l'accessibilité

Accessibility

Vehicular access for visitors with reduced mobility shall be permitted upon presentation of a digital pass obtained via the Préfecture de Police of Paris.

Exhibition

Olympism. Modern Invention, Ancient Legacy

Visitors will discover how and in what political context the first modern Olympic Games came into being in the late 19th century, the iconographic sources on which they were based, and how the organisers set out to recreate the sporting competitions of ancient Greece.

Visitor trail

In the Words of Athletes

On the occasion of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, the Musée du Louvre invites great athletes to give their perspective on works from our collections that speak to them the most.