Overview
- The standard ticket for affected visitors will rise from €22 to €32, with officials projecting roughly €17.5 million in additional annual revenue.
- Attendees from the European Economic Area are exempt, including Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, while Americans and Chinese tourists are among those who will pay more.
- The measure supports a €1.1 billion overhaul that includes a new entrance and a dedicated Mona Lisa chamber announced earlier this year by President Emmanuel Macron.
- The policy follows the October 19 theft of nine crown jewels, with five suspects now charged and remaining jewels transferred to the Bank of France as security upgrades roll out through the decade.
- France’s CFDT-Culture union denounced the differential pricing as unfair, and other major sites such as Versailles and Chambord are adopting similar surcharges as culture budgets face significant cuts.