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Fortress and palace turned museum!
The Louvre is a great place to enjoy a day out with your family! Get ready to delve into the history of France like never before and explore the greatest masterpieces of art from ancient times to 1848.
Book your tickets
By reserving your tickets at ticketlouvre.fr, you will cut down on your waiting time when you get to the Pyramid entrance. Entry is free for children and visitors under the age of 26.
Arrive a little early
Come see us in the Studio!
Located on the ground level of the Richelieu wing, the Studio is a space for discovery and creation at the heart of the Louvre. Come enjoy freely accessible activities open to all holders of a museum admission ticket. Please note that these activities are available in French only.
Arrive a little early
It takes 10 minutes to get from the metro to the Pyramid entrance, at the heart of the Louvre. If you have made a booking you will not have to wait long, but allow 15 extra minutes to go to the lockers and toilets before your visit.
Egyptian antiquities or Italian paintings?
The Louvre is very big: the total surface area is about 73,000m²! Some 35,000 works of art are on display, the oldest of which go back more than nine thousand years. Visiting the Louvre can be tiring for children… but also for adults. To make sure your experience is pleasurable, keep it short. Visit the ‘Discover’ section to help you decide which rooms to visit.
Share the magic of the Louvre with your children
What makes your children tick? What are they interested in? Do they have a favourite work of art? Make sure your children know the rules: no touching the art and no running. Feel free to take photographs during your visit, make drawings, imitate sculptures and share your experiences.
Be sure to take a break
There is no eating or drinking allowed in the exhibition rooms, but you can grab a bite to eat under the Pyramid or have a picnic in the Tuileries Garden.
The Studio
Explore, create, connect
Do you need to sit down and prepare your visit? Looking for a creative space to take a break with the family? Join us in the Studio! This space comprises a Forum and several workshop rooms. It is designed to encourage exploration and to welcome families and school groups, higher-education students, young working professionals, visitors with disabilities or from disadvantaged communities.
The Studio
The Studio is a space made for exploration, connection and creative activities, open to all visitors wishing to engage with the museum, its collections and its professions. Museum staff members are on hand to help you choose a path through the collections or to show you the activities on offer, including the collaborative colouring board, a reading nook and a set of board games. You can also take part in a free 20-minute workshop activity, no booking required.
What’s on
Studio: GET DRAWING!
The Studio offers a variety of self-guided activities, inspired by the museum’s artworks. These activities celebrate the art of drawing, which plays a key role both in the Louvre’s collection and in the fine arts.
Tours and activities for families
Enjoy an enriching, eye-opening experience with your children! Guided tours, workshops, storytelling sessions, films… so many fun ways for children and their families to discover art and the museum collections.
Activities for families
Workshops, storytelling sessions, shows or films for young audiences. Discover all the learning opportunities in synch with what’s on at the Louvre.
Guided tours
Thanks to the offer of themes tailored to children, a guided tour is an excellent way to discover the Louvre and its collections.
Amenities
For your comfort
Travel light or use the lockers when you arrive. Equipment is also available for children at the visitor assistance area.
Toilets and changing tables
You will find changing tables in most of the museum’s toilet facilities.
Borrow a pushchair or baby carrier
Borrow a pushchair or frontal baby carrier for free at the visitor assistance area located under the Pyramid. Self-service multifunctional rolling chairs are also available in the museum rooms.
Baby space
The Studio – a special area designed with families in mind, located on the ground floor of the Richelieu wing – has a baby space equipped with a bottle warmer, a microwave oven and a nursing chair… everything you need for a moment of peace and quiet with your baby.
Museum audio guide
Enjoy total freedom as you explore the palace and the museum’s collection.
The audio guide is currently available in 3 languages: French, English and Spanish. Other languages will be made available shortly.
Audio guides can be rented for €6. A single person can buy up to 6 admission tickets and rent up to 6 audio guides.
Audio guides may only be rented on site, on the day of your visit
The gardens
A breath of fresh air
Fancy a picnic or ice cream? Enjoy the Tuileries Garden with your family, where a range of activities, games and events are available for all to enjoy. In summer, garden staff offers tours about the history of the Tuileries Garden.
Louvre Kids
Videos and more to explore the collections
Stories, seasonal tales and more to be enjoyed by children aged 7-11 at home and at the museum available on the Louvre Kids app.
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