US EditionLouvre Hikes Ticket Prices for Most Non-EU Tourists by 45%
- On Thursday, Paris’s Louvre museum announced it will raise entry fees for most travellers from outside the European Union to $37 after a 45-percent increase, effective January 14, 2026.
- After a high-profile Oct 19 raid, an official investigation found security equipment lacking and museum management had warned about the premises.
- The museum told AFP that 69 percent of the 8.7 million visitors in 2024 were foreign tourists, with unions criticising the fee change as `discrimination`.
- The change is billed as raising funds for structural repairs and security, with the 45-percent increase intended to generate up to $23,000,000 and 20,000,000 euros a year.
- The change targets tourists from countries such as the United States, Britain and China, affecting visitors to the world’s most-visited art institution after approval at a museum board meeting with staff unions, effective January 14, 2026.
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Non-European tourists must reach deeper into their pockets from 2026 if they want to visit the Louvre in Paris. The museum wants to improve its security with the proceeds.[more]]>
After the spectacular art robbery from the Louvre in Paris, the museum is now investing massively in security: 100 new surveillance cameras are to be installed by the end of the year. A mobile police station is also planned. In order to cover the costs, there are sometimes massive price increases for visitors. 32 euros and thus by a whopping 45 percent more are to pay non-European guests for their ticket from next year. U.S. tourists will probab…
Most non-EU visitors will pay 45% more to visit Louvre
Paris's Louvre museum said Thursday it would raise ticket prices for most non-EU visitors, meaning US, British and Chinese tourists among others will have to pay $37 to get in. The museum told AFP the 45-percent price hike aims to boost annual revenues by up to $23 million to fund structural improvements at the world's most-visited art museum, which is reeling from the daylight theft of priceless treasures last month.
The museum wants to use the expected additional income to address structural problems, such as inadequate security.
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