Overview
- The board approved a targeted increase for visitors from outside the European Economic Area, with EEA nationals, including those from Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, exempt.
- Officials project about €15–20 million in extra annual revenue dedicated to the €1.1 billion "Louvre — New Renaissance" program, which includes a new entrance and a separate Mona Lisa gallery.
- Emergency security work is underway with roughly 100 additional cameras and new anti‑intrusion systems, and a national audit warns some recommended upgrades may not be completed until 2032.
- The price move follows the October 19 theft of crown jewels valued at roughly $102 million; five suspects have been charged, one crown was recovered, and most items remain missing.
- France’s CFDT‑Culture union denounced the differential pricing as discriminatory, and other major sites such as the Palace of Versailles and Château de Chambord are adopting comparable non‑EU surcharges.