Louvre Museum

Musée du Louvre (Pyramide)

Mona Lisa over a sea of phones, the rest at your own pace

⚠ Closed Tuesdays

Hours

Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun 09:00–18:00; Wed & Fri 09:00–21:00; closed Tuesdays. Last entry one hour before closing. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec

Tickets

Non-EEA adults €32 (from 14 Jan 2026), EEA €22, under 18 free. Timed booking recommended; required for everyone 17 Oct–1 Nov 2026. Free after 6pm on the first Friday of the month (except July/August)

Address

On Rue de Rivoli, 1st arr.; the glass pyramid in Cour Napoléon is the main entrance, the Carrousel entrance is at 99 Rue de Rivoli

Go down under the glass pyramid and the underground hall splits into the Denon, Sully and Richelieu wings. First-timers start with Denon: the Winged Victory looks down from the top of a staircase, and a little further on a half-circle of raised phones marks the Mona Lisa. Reviews keep saying the painting is smaller and the queue longer than expected. Pick five works you really want to see instead of trying to cover everything.