The Louvre Museum will significantly increase its prices, six months before the Olympic Games

In a press release, the museum however stressed that “more than one in two French visitors enter for free”.

An inevitable increase? The Louvre Museum in Paris announced on Friday December 8 an increase in ticket prices. From January 15, entry increases to 22 euros, after having remained at 17 euros since 2017. In a press release, the museum however stressed that “more than one in two French visitors enter for free”. This concerns people under 25, unemployed, beneficiaries of minimum social benefits, disabled people and accompanying persons, teachers, and cultural professionals and journalists.

The Louvre is the most visited museum in the world, with 7.2 million visitors in 2022, after a record 10.2 million in 2018. Its ticket office brought in 76.5 million euros last year, d ‘after the annual report. This only covered a quarter of its operating costs, the rest being financed by credits from the Ministry of Culture and by other resources, including patronage.

For the many tourists who will come to Paris during the Olympic Games, from July 26 to August 11, this is not the only price increase announced. The price of a metro ticket will almost double during the event, to 4 euros each (compared to 2.10 euros today) and 32 euros for ten (compared to 16.90 euros). And the average price of a hotel night in Île-de-France increased from 169 euros, in July 2023, to 699 euros during the Olympics, according to a September report from the Tourist Office.