Museum
In turn a Medieval château, palace of the kings of France and then a museum since 1793, thee Louvre is one of the leading museums in Europe, with one of the richest collections in the world. Its collections are organized into eight major departments: Oriental Antiquities; Egyptian Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities; Paintings; Sculptures; Objets d’art; Graphic arts; Islamic arts, with two additional sections: African, Oceanian and American arts and the History of the Louvre. The Louvre Museum public institution was attached to the Eugène Delacroix Museum in 2004.
Useful information
Musée du Louvre
75058 Paris cedex 01
Switchboard
Tel: +33(0)1 40 20 50 50
Fax: +33(0)1 40 20 54 42
Answering machine: +33(0)1 40 20 51 51
Send an email
Workshops and guided tours:
Individual visitors
Tel: +33(0)1 40 20 52 63
Groups (by appointment only)
Tel: +33(0)1 40 20 51 77
Fax: +33(0)1 40 20 84 58
Online
Visit the museum’s website: www.louvre.fr
Access
Metro: Palais-Royal / musée du Louvre
Bus: lines 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 81 and 95
Batobus: Louvre stop, Quai François Mitterrand
Paris Open Tour: stop opposite the Pyramid
Car park: an underground car park is accessible via Avenue du Général Lemonier, everyday from 7am to 11pm.
The Louvre Museum is accessible to disabled visitors.
Opening times
The museum is open everyday from 9am to 6pm, except Tuesdays, 1st January, 1st May and 25th December.
Evening opening until 10pm on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Admission
Permanent collections: €9, ticket valid on the same day for the Louvre Museum, excluding exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon, and the Eugène-Delacroix Museum; €6 for evening opening (from 6pm to 9.45pm)
Temporary exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon: €9.50
Joint ticket providing admission to the permanent collections and all temporary exhibitions at the Louvre and the Eugène-Delacroix Museum: €13; €11 for evening opening (from 6pm to 9.45pm)
find out about combined ticket prices (journey and admission)
Permanent collections free everyday for visitors aged under 26, and every first Sunday of the month for everyone.
Find out more about admission rates
Bookstore-shops
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