US EditionLouvre Hikes Ticket Prices for Most Non-EU Tourists by 45%
The Louvre will charge non-European Economic Area visitors €32, a 45% increase expected to raise up to €20 million annually for urgent security and infrastructure upgrades.
- Beginning Jan. 14, 2026 the Louvre governing board approved a 45% surcharge for visitors from outside the European Economic Area, raising tickets from €22 to €32.
- Facing funding shortfalls and security failures, the Louvre Museum spokesperson says the surcharge aims to raise up to €20 million annually for structural repairs after the October heist that stole about $100 million in jewelry.
- The Louvre Museum attracted 8.7 million visitors in 2024, with 77% foreigners including 13% Americans, while Culture Minister Rachida Dati promotes differentiated pricing as Versailles and other sites consider surcharges.
- Labour unions immediately criticised the decision, saying it is perceived as `discrimination` and warned Louvre staff face added burdens verifying non‑EEA visitors, citing CFDT, CGT and SUD opposition.
- The Louvre's renovation program estimates costs up to 800 million euros and about 1.1 billion euros, with France planning similar differentiated pricing at other national cultural institutions in 2026, Culture Minister Rachida Dati said.
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Major attraction in Europe announces hefty price hike for international visitors
PARIS — Paris’ Louvre museum has approved a ticket hike from 22 to 32 euros ($25 to $37) for non-European visitors from January to help finance an overhaul of the building whose degradation has been exposed by the Oct. 19 crown jewels heist.
Louvre was the first to announce an increase in prices for tourists outside the European Union. Other French monuments will follow the strategy.
A visit to the Louvre Museum in Paris will be significantly more expensive for travelers from outside Europe, according to an announcement by authorities that they plan to increase ticket prices by 45%.
As of January 14, the price of admission ticket to the Louvre Museum will increase from €22 to €32, from CAD 36 to $52, for nationals of non-EU countries.
Paris’ Louvre Raises Ticket Prices for Non-EU Visitors to Fund Major Renovation
Louvre Museum in the evening, as soon as the lights turn on. Credit: Pedro Szekely / CC BY-SA 2.0 The Louvre Museum in Paris will raise ticket prices for visitors from outside the European Union starting January 14. The new rate will increase from 22 euros to 32 euros, or about $25 to $37. The Louvre Museum Paris ticket adjustment is aimed at funding a large-scale renovation plan following recent concerns over the building’s condition and securi…
The Louvre Museum in Paris has decided to raise ticket prices for most visitors from outside the EU. According to the decision announced this week, tourists including Americans, Britons and Chinese will have to pay $37 (€32) to enter the world-famous museum.
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