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Self-guided tour
Book a self-guided tour
Reservation in advance is required for all group tours. Groups without a reservation will not be granted access to the museum galleries. It is recommended to book a few weeks prior to the planned date.
Hours & admission
There are two parts to a group reservation:
- Pay the group reservation fee: all groups (7 to 25 people maximum, including exempt visitors) must book a specific time and date for their visit and pay a group reservation fee (70 €).
- Purchase a "participants" ticket: this ticket allow for the admission of the whole group. Individual admission tickets cost €22 (click here for list of visitors eligible for free admission). The number of visitors may be changed, subject to availability, until the day prior to the visit.
If you are a tourism professional and and wish to book a tour for a foreign school group, please book online.
Every day except Tuesdays, 1 May, 25 December and 1 January. Time slots are available between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., and until 7.15 p.m. on Wenesdays and Fridays.
How to book
All bookings must be made through the online ticketing service. Choose between the following:
-Tickets to the museum (temporary exhibition in the Hall Napoléon not included).
- Ticket to 'Figures of the Fool' exhibition (access to the permanent collections not included).
Book a time slot and individual tickets to visit the temporary exhibition in the Hall Napoléon (access to the permanent collections not included).
Reservations for group slots for July, August and September 2025 open on Tuesday, May 13.
The new professional ticketing service and the updated group visit pricing information will be made available shortly.
On the day
Figure out what you want to see and which entrance you should use to access the museum. On the day of your visit, go to the group entrance with your reservation and one ticket per group member.
From 12 April to 12 May, groups of fewer than 7 people accompanied by an official guide can enjoy streamlined admission at the Passage Richelieu upon presentation of a valid tour guide card and a museum admission ticket for each visitor.
You will then need to check in at the group reception area under the Pyramid with your reservation in order to gain group visit access and the right to speak publicly. A cloakroom and restrooms are available.
To ensure that everyone enjoys a comfortable visit, museum guides and their guests must use their own headphones. Without this equipment, groups cannot be admitted to the museum.
At the end of the visit, which lasts a maximum of 3 hours, the whole group must leave the museum. It is strictly forbidden to continue the visit individually.
The right to speak publicly
In order to be granted permission to speak publicly in the museum, tour guides must hold a professional card. As the reservation fee covers the right to speak publicly, once arrangements have been made tour guides may take the group around the museum at the booked time slot.
Plan your visit
All the practical information you need to prepare your group visit
Open rooms
Please check the schedule of room closures to better plan your visit
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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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Helpful tips
Key information to know before visiting the museum as a group
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!