





Paris: Louvre Museum
Operating Hours:Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 09:00 - 18:00. Wednesday, Friday: 09:00 - 21:45. Closed: Tuesday
The Vibe:Eight centuries of art under a glass pyramid
Once a royal palace, this grew into the world's most-visited museum. Its collection runs from antiquity to the mid-nineteenth century, from Mesopotamia to Napoleon's apartments.
Footsteps echo down galleries as long as city streets. Crowds cluster three deep before the Mona Lisa, then thin among the quiet Egyptian halls.
- The world's most-visited museum, drawing roughly nine million people a year
- Home to the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and Winged Victory
- The largest art museum on earth, with over 35,000 works on display
- I. M. Pei's glass pyramid marks the main entrance
Fit For
- 👵 Seniors: "Step-free lifts and benches throughout keep it manageable."
- 🌍 Culture travellers: "Eight departments span 8,000 years of art."
- đź§ł Solo: "Wander at your own pace; linger or skim as you please."
- đź’• Couples: "A Friday-evening visit is quieter and unhurried."
Highlights
- The Mona Lisa in the Denon Wing, behind glass
- Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace
- The Napoleon III Apartments, gilded and intact — Hidden Gem
- Egyptian antiquities, one of the world's great collections
- The glass pyramid and Cour Napoléon at the entrance
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Table of Contents
- Metro Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre (lines 1 and 7)
- Use the Carrousel or Passage Richelieu entrances to avoid the pyramid queue
- The pyramid is the main entrance; ticket holders join a separate line
Food & Coffee Shops
Café Richelieu-Angelina for pastries above the pyramid
Food court in the Carrousel du Louvre for quicker meals
Tuileries Garden kiosks a short walk from the exit
Café Richelieu-Angelina for pastries above the pyramid
Food court in the Carrousel du Louvre for quicker meals
Tuileries Garden kiosks a short walk from the exit
Insider Tips
Enter at 09:00, or after 18:00 on Wednesday or Friday, for thinner crowds
Skip the free first-Saturday evening if you dislike queues
Download the official app to plot a route before you arrive
Enter at 09:00, or after 18:00 on Wednesday or Friday, for thinner crowds
Skip the free first-Saturday evening if you dislike queues
Download the official app to plot a route before you arrive
Photography Tips
Photography without flash is allowed in the permanent collections
The pyramid at dusk, lit from within, is the signature exterior shot
Expect a scrum at the Mona Lisa; the Winged Victory staircase is calmer
Photography without flash is allowed in the permanent collections
The pyramid at dusk, lit from within, is the signature exterior shot
Expect a scrum at the Mona Lisa; the Winged Victory staircase is calmer
Things To Do Nearby
Tuileries Garden for a stroll toward Place de la Concorde
Palais Royal and its striped Buren columns, a short walk north
Pont des Arts and the Seine quays just across Rue de Rivoli
Tuileries Garden for a stroll toward Place de la Concorde
Palais Royal and its striped Buren columns, a short walk north
Pont des Arts and the Seine quays just across Rue de Rivoli



