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The collections of this museum which was founded in 1793 bring together works of western art from the Middle Ages to 1848, works from ancient Oriental, Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman civilisations, works of graphical art and Islamic art. It houses more than 38,000 individual works, including the Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo.
A former palace of kings, the Louvre has been intimately linked to the history of France for eight centuries. Conceived from its creation in 1793 as a universal museum, its collections, which are among the finest in the world, cover several millennia and a territory that stretches from America to the borders of Asia. As a universal museum, the Louvre houses eight departments. Egyptian Antiquities, Oriental Antiquities, and Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, sit alongside more modern collections such as those in the Paintings, Sculptures, Works of Art, Graphic Arts and Islamic Arts departments. In total, nearly 33,000 works are on display, including world-famous masterpieces such as the Victory of Samothrace, the Crouching Scribe, the Winged Bulls of Khorsabad, the Mona Lisa, Michelangelo's Slaves and the Napoleon III Apartments. A ninth department devoted to the arts of Byzantium and Eastern Christianity is currently being created and will open in 2025.
The Louvre is also home to temporary exhibitions, an auditorium, activities for all audiences, the Tuileries Gardens and the Eugène Delacroix National Museum. The Louvre ticket allows access to the Eugène-Delacroix National Museum on the day or the day after your visit.
**Discover the Studio
This new 1,200-square-meter space, located on the ground floor of the Richelieu wing, is designed to host creative and practical art workshops and training courses offered by the Louvre. At the entrance to the Studio, the Forum is a place of discovery, exchange, and programming open to all visitors, enabling them to learn about the museum, its collections, and its professions. Families and schoolchildren, students and young workers, professionals and visitors from the social field and the disabled: everyone will find a suitable proposal to develop their curiosity and artistic practice.
The museum's offer
Online ticketing, reservations strongly recommended (www.ticketlouvre.fr): individual and group tickets
ANCV holiday vouchers are accepted
The Paris Museum Pass includes access to the Louvre
The Louvre ticket allows access to the Eugène-Delacroix national museum on the day or the following day.
Delacroix on the day or the day after your visit
Museum map available in French, English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Italian and German
Audioguide available in French, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (5€)
Membership (Louvre Youth Card, Louvre Professional Card, Société des Amis du Louvre, Louvre Family Card)
**Services
Information points under the Pyramid
Loan of equipment (walking sticks, folding chairs, wheelchairs
wheelchairs, etc.)
Cloakrooms
Bookshops and shops
Restaurants
Free Wi-Fi
Telephone charging points
For families: loan of pushchairs and baby carriers, changing tables
Tourism & Handicap label
**Events and activities
Workshops and guided tours for everyone from 4 years old
Tours in English
Private and prestige tours
Cultural programme: concerts, conferences, cinema, events
Various activities and events in the Tuileries Gardens
Self-guided groups (7 people or more) are invited to enter the museum via the Passage Richelieu or the Carrousel du Louvre gallery.
The group leader must first go to the special ticket office under the pyramid for formalities (removal of the right to speak sticker).
Every day throughout the year between 9 am and 6 pm. Closed on Tuesday. All year round. Every day from 9am to 6pm. Nocturne on Fridays until 9.45pm. Online booking required. Last admission 1 hour before closing time.
The admission ticket to the Louvre gives you access to the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions as well as to the Eugène-Delacroix National Museum on the same day and the day after your visit to the Louvre.
The admission ticket to the Louvre gives you access to the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, as well as to the Eugène-Delacroix National Museum on the same day and the day after your visit to the Louvre.
Price reduction applied : €0.50 from 500 tickets
Right to speak cost : Flat fee
Adult: 17 € (Online booking required (guaranteed entry in less than 30 minutes).).
Free entry for children < 18 years.
Group rate available for > 25 people.
Free: European Union residents under the age of 26.
Paris Museum Pass accepted: compulsory reservation of a time slot.
Child auidioguide languages : German, English, Korean, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese
Adult multimedia guide languages : German, English, Korean, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, French Sign Language
Child multimedia guide languages :German, English, Korean, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese
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