Louvre raises ticket prices by 30% in Olympics year
about 5 months ago (12/12/2023)
Louvre raises ticket prices by 30% in Olympics year Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Museums & Heritage news Louvre raises ticket prices by 30% in Olympics year The price increase will help to subsidise free entry for some visitors and regulate crowd size Gareth Harris 12 December 2023 Share The museum's last ticket raise occurred in 2017 Photo: Inge Knoff via Flickr The Musée du Louvre in Paris is increasing its basic ticket price from €17 to €22 from 15 January as part of a plan to support free admission programmes for some visitors. The 30% increase—the first hike since 2017—will also offset an 88% increase in energy costs, says the museum in a statement. The price overhaul, which comes ahead of the summer Olympics, is part of a masterplan by Laurence des Cars, the Louvre director, to regulate attendance at the most visited museum in the world (visitor figures this year are expected to reach 8.7m; in 2018 the museum drew a record 10.2m people).