US EditionLouvre Hikes Ticket Prices for Most Non-EU Tourists
Non-European visitors now pay 45% more at the Louvre and other French state museums to fund renovations and security, aiming to raise up to €30 million annually, officials said.
- On January 14, the Louvre Museum raised entry fees for non‑EEA visitors by 45%, increasing admission from €22 to €32 as part of a national pricing policy including Versailles Palace and Sainte‑Chapelle.
- The government justifies the move on financial grounds, saying it will raise 20-30 million euros annually for the Louvre's renovation and security after strikes and the October crown-jewels robbery.
- Under the new rules, individual non‑European visitors pay higher tariffs while guided groups capped at 20 people pay 28 euros; minors, under‑26 Europeans, and students at French universities remain exempt.
- Louvre staff walked out and forced closures amid protests, including recent strike days including a Monday closure, while CGT Culture and other trade unions denounce the pricing and other grievances.
- Versailles and peers are already moving to two‑tier charges this month, with Palace of Versailles and other flagship French sites joining the Louvre, which sees 77 per cent of visitors from overseas.
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The Louvre Museum in Paris has significantly increased ticket prices since Wednesday. The increase from 22 euros to 32 euros (from approximately 533 crowns to approximately 775) will only affect tourists from outside the EU, including Americans, who make up one of the largest visitor groups. The money raised is to be used for repairs and security improvements.
Paris. The long rows under the crystal pyramid of I.M. Pei have become as essential a part of the Louvre experience as Mona Lisa herself.
In order to admire the Mona Lisa or the Venus of Milo, it is the price of the entrance ticket to the Louvre for visitors from a country outside the European Union, an increase of 45%. Other monuments, the Sainte-Chapelle, the Palace of Versailles or Chambord, now apply this double rate. With the supplements, the Ministry of Culture hopes to find funds to renovate the damaged historical monuments. But this practice makes teeth grow. (Culture, med…
Why is the Louvre raising ticket prices by 45 per cent?
The Louvre is putting a higher price on attendees, raising admission prices on Wednesday for most non-European visitors by nearly half as it tries to shore up finances after repeated strikes, chronic overcrowding — and a brazen French Crown Jewels heist that shook the institution.
Louvre hikes ticket price for non-EU visitors by almost half
The Louvre museum and several other French cultural sites are increasing the price of entry for visitors from outside Europe. So-called "dual pricing" is quite common in less wealthy countries but rare in richer regions.
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