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Make your group visit a success

A special reception area for groups is available beneath the Pyramid: personalised welcome by museum staff, rooms to prepare for your visit or take a break, large lockers to hold the personal belongings of up to 25 visitors. Everything you need to make your visit a success!

Book a time slot in advance

If you wish to visit the museum with a group of more than 6 persons, a reservation must be made in advance. Otherwise, access to the museum may be denied. There is a dedicated entrance for groups that have made a reservation, in the Passage Richelieu. Children and young people under the age of 26 are entitled to free admission; groups of school children or disabled or disadvantaged visitors must also make a reservation (free of charge).

Arrive early

It takes about ten minutes to get from the metro to the Pyramid entrance. Allow 15 minutes to make a stop at the cloakroom and toilets before going to the exhibition rooms. A special reception area for groups is at your disposal.

Travel light and bring only what you need

Special equipment is available for children and disabled visitors at the visitor assistance area (wheelchairs, prams, etc.). If you have any problems, please speak to a member of staff under the Pyramid or at the group reception area.

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Don’t try to see everything in one visit

The Louvre is very big (35, 000 artworks; 13.5km of exhibition space!) and visiting it can be tiring for both young and old. To make sure your visit is a pleasurable experience, try to plan your itinerary ahead. Not sure which rooms to visit? Take a look at the ‘Explore’ section.

Take breaks

Seats are available throughout the museum. No eating or drinking is allowed in the exhibition rooms, but why not have a picnic in the Tuileries Garden?

Museum entrances

Which entrances should groups use to enter the Louvre?

Two special entrances are reserved specifically for groups: in the Richelieu passageway and the underground Carrousel shopping centre.

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Questions about visiting as a group

Take a look at our answers to the most frequently asked questions.

Groups may include 7 to 25 participants, with paid or free admission, accompanied by a group leader.
A school/extracurricular group may include 7 to 35 participants (including group leaders). School/extracurricular groups must have:
- 1 group leader per 5 preschool students
- 1 group leader per 10 elementary or middle-school students
- 1 group leader per 15 secondary school students
- 2 group leaders per group of university students
Whether visiting with an official guide or not, you are expected to ensure that your group is following the museum rules and regulations. Visitors are not allowed to touch the artworks or shout or run in the museum.
Speaking to the group in the Salle des États and stopping with the group in the side corridors is forbidden, to avoid blocking room access. It is possible to cross the room without stopping as a group; and group tour participants can freely return to the room on their own following the guided tour.

In order to ensure the most enjoyable experience for all of our visitors, group visits to the ‘A New Look at Watteau’ exhibition are not permitted.
Individuals with the right to speak publicly may speak publicly to their group inside the museum’s galleries.
By virtue of article 15 of the Musée du Louvre’s visit regulations, the right to speak publicly is granted to holders of the carte de guide-conférencier conferred according to the applicable regulatory conditions of article L221-1 of the French Code of Tourism; guides from French national museums; curators of French or foreign museums with professional ID; CMN lecturers; teaching staff and TDO leaders from the École du Louvre and French or foreign teachers leading their students; and Carte CLEF and CLEF+ holders for an audience classed as ‘priority’ by the EPML, provided they have been trained by the museum’s Education Democratisation and Accessibility Department.
The right to speak publicly is granted when a group booking is made. Individual admission tickets must also be booked for each group member.

Last updated 11 December 2024

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