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Louvre Starts Charging Most Non‑EU Visitors €32 as France Rolls Out Two‑Tier Museum Pricing

Officials project €20–30 million in yearly revenue dedicated to renovations plus heightened security after the crown‑jewels heist.

FILE - People wait for the Louvre museum to open as employees at the Louvre Museum vote to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
FILE - People wait for the Louvre museum to open as employees at the Louvre Museum vote to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
The entrance of the Louvre Pyramid, two weeks after a robbery at the Louvre in Paris, France, November 3, 2025. The museum was targeted on October 19 by several criminals who smashed windows to steal eight precious royal jewels.
FILE - People queue to enter Le Louvre museum Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Overview

  • Effective Jan. 14, individual tickets for most visitors from outside the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway rose to €32 from €22, a 45% increase.
  • Staff must now verify identity papers to apply the differentiated rates, a requirement unions condemn as discriminatory as walkouts continued this week.
  • The French government says the Louvre’s new tariff could generate €20–30 million annually to fund repairs and security upgrades at the museum.
  • Versailles, Chambord, the Paris Opera and Sainte‑Chapelle are also implementing higher prices for non‑EU visitors under the national policy.
  • Exemptions remain in place, including free entry for minors worldwide and EU residents under 26, while guided groups are priced at €28 with tours capped at 20 people.