Museum FAQ
For residents and/or citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA) individual tickets cost €22. For all other visitors, tickets cost €32.
Tickets grant access to the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions in both the Louvre and the Musée Eugène Delacroix.
Admission is free for the following:
- Active AFL members with a valid physical membership card
- Anyone under 18 years old with a photo ID
- Citizens of the EEA under 26 years old with a photo ID
- Residents of the EEA for at least 90 days under 26 years old with a photo ID
- All visitors on the first Friday of the month after 6pm (except July and August)
The museum is open Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. with extended hours on Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. The museum is closed every Tuesday.
Final entry is one hour before closing time and galleries will start to close 45 minutes prior to closing time.
Please note that select galleries and sections of the museum will close for maintenance from time to time. You can confirm whether a specific gallery is open to the public here.
The museum has four separate entrances.
The Pyramid is the Louvre’s main entrance and is available to all visitors. We do not recommend this entrance for active AFL members. There are three queues:
- Visitors with a ticket (green queue)
- Visitors without a ticket (orange queue)
- Priority and handicap access (blue queue)
The Carrousel entrance can be used by all visitors.
The Passage Richelieu entrance is reserved for groups and active members including AFL members.
The Porte des Lions entrance is available for all visitors with tickets purchased in advance.
While it is not typically required to purchase tickets in advance, it is strongly encouraged as the museum will completely sell out during peak travel seasons. Advanced tickets may be purchased on the Louvre website here. The museum also regularly requires advanced ticket purchases from July-August.
Typically, all exhibitions are included with a ticket purchase though advanced reservations may be required.
Members can access exhibitions by presenting their membership card. While it is not always required to make a reservation to see an exhibition as a member, we strongly encourage reserving a time slot (for free) during peak travel seasons. Members can make a free reservation by going to the Louvre’s ticketing website and choosing the “Other visitors entitled to free admission” when checking out.
Yes! One of the great benefits of membership with AFL is unlimited, free access to the Louvre Museum during open hours. Members are also entitled to skip-the-line access via the Passage Richelieu simply by presenting a membership card.
While advanced free reservations are not required, we do strongly encourage them, especially during peak travel season (July and August).
To learn more about membership and our policies, please consult our member and donor FAQ page.
The Louvre provides free admission with priority access to visitors with disabilities and any attendants and immediate family members. Elevators are available at all entrances except the Passage Richelieu. Wheelchairs, walking sticks, folding stools, baby carriers, and other equipment can be rented free of charge at the information desk under the Pyramid.
The Louvre has also designed themed maps that offer optimal comfort with limited use of lifts and escalators.
No, the Louvre does not issue nor will it accept digital membership cards, photos, or digital scans to access the Museum. This means that all AFL members must have their physical card with them to access the Louvre Museum for free.
All membership cards are mailed from New York City within three business days of purchase. Please keep this in mind when planning upcoming trips to Paris and budget time to receive your card in the mail.
No, AFL is not associated with the Société des Amis du Louvre. We are a seperate American non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Musée du Louvre and advancing French culture in the United States through a dynamic membership program and philanthropic support.
We will do everything we can to accommodate last-minute requests to access the Museum, though we cannot guarantee it, especially on weekends and during holidays. If you are trying to secure last-minute access to the museum email us at info@aflouvre.org.
Yes, the Louvre can organize an array of guided tour opportunities for you. You can learn more about their offerings on their website here.
Tours can also be arranged directly through AFL for active members.
The Lost and Found is located at the Information Desk underneath the Pyramid. You may also contact the Lost and Found at +33(0)1.40.20.68.32.
If you have already left, you can fill out a report form online here.
Flash photography is forbidden throughout the entire museum. Photography without flash is allowed except in specifically marked areas. Selfie sticks are not allowed.
The database for the Louvre’s collections consists of entries for more than 500,000 works of art that are part of the national collections and registered in the museum’s nine curatorial departments, the History of the Louvre department and the inventory of the Musée National Eugène-Delacroix.
Art Resource is the American affiliate to the RMN (Réunion des musées nationaux) that authorizes rights for use of images in various forms of media. To access images on their website, please visit www.artres.com. The RMN owns the rights to images of all works of art in museums in France. Images can also be ordered on their website at www.photo.rmn.fr.
To obtain permission, contact copistes@louvre.fr.