Louvre Raises Non‑EU Ticket to €32 Under New Dual Pricing

Overview

• Visitors from outside the EU/EEA now pay €32 versus €22 for single entry, a roughly 45% increase that took effect this week.
• The Culture Ministry estimates the change will generate €20–30 million a year to modernize the museum and bolster security after the October theft of historical jewels.
• France plans to extend differentiated pricing to five more heritage sites in 2026, including the Palace of Versailles, with Paris’s Sainte‑Chapelle and the Conciergerie already adopting it this week.
• International tourists voiced frustration over the higher price and some called it discriminatory, though many said they would still visit to see key works.
• Louvre unions condemned the policy on principle and cited practical concerns over ID checks, linking it to recent staff protests and strikes.