Louvre
- Address: Place du Louvre, Paris
- Hours: Wed - Mon 9am - 6pm (Wed & Fri 10pm)
- Admission: € 9.50 for adults
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Must-Do Experience,
Monument - Modern,
Museum
The Louvre may be the world's greatest art museum. Don't be daunted by its size and overwhelming richness; if you have even the merest interest in the fruits of human civilization from antiquity to the 19th century, then visit you must.
The former fortress began its career as a public museum in 1793 with 2,500 paintings; now some 30,000 are on display. The most famous works from antiquity include the Seated Scribe, the Jewels of Rameses II, and the armless duo - the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo.
From the Renaissance, don't miss Michelangelo's Slaves, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and works by Raphael, Botticelli, and Titian. French masterpieces of the 19th century include Ingres' La Grande Odalisque, Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa, and the work of David and Delacroix.
The Grand Louvre project has rejuvenated the museum with many new and renovated galleries now open to the public. To avoid queues at the pyramid, buy your ticket in advance.
Latest Reviews
Review by Edward I, Philippines, May 2013
Doing what: Skip the Line: Paris Louvre Museum Guided Tour
For the kids who are firstimers in the Louvre, this was a good tour for them. It was my third and still find the museum amusing. The tour just went to the usual famous areas. Great to see Mona Lisa again.
Review by Wendy W, May 2013
Doing what: Skip the Line: Louvre Museum Walking Tour including Venus de Milo and Mona Lisa
We enjoyed this tour. You can't go to Paris without visiting the Louvre Museum. Our guide Alexandre was excellent.
Would recommend 'skipping the line' - we went past quite long queues.
Review by porchcat, April 2013
Doing what: Skip the Line: Louvre Museum Walking Tour including Venus de Milo and Mona Lisa
Our tour guide was great! I do recommend this way to see the Louvre as it is such a big museum, you would never know what to see first. Our guide took us to the highlights and it still took 3 hours! A wonderful experience!
Practical Info
Located next to the Seine River in central Paris, and at one end of the grand axis from the Arc de Triomphe down the Champs Elysee, the Louvre is easy to find. Catch metro line 1 or 7 to station Palais Royal/Musée du Louvre.
