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The Louvre Museum
The Louvre Museum
Located in the center of Paris, on the Right Bank, the Musée du Louvre is the most visited museum in Paris; and with over 650,000 square feet, hosting over 35,000 pieces of art and historical artifacts, the Louvre is the biggest museum in the world. The best entrance is not the I.M. Pei glass pyramid, where hoards of tourists stand for hours under the hot sun, pouring rain, and icy winds. Forget that. The Louvre has more entrances than just the Pyramid. More informed people go in through the heated/air-conditioned underground mall, Le Carrousel. And the really people smart people buy their tickets to the Louvre in advance and avoid lines at both of these entrances by sneaking in through the entrance in the Passage Richelieu. And there is a fourth public entrance to the Louvre — the Porte des Lions. It is located on the west end of the Denon wing. This entrance was built primarily to provide access to the new Art of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas Museum, which was recently created on the ground floor of Denon. But a stairway from this entrance also leads upstairs to the Louvre itself, almost exactly where the Mona Lisa currently resides.
The Top Five Things to See at the Louvre
1.) The Mona Lisa
2.) The Winged Victory of Samothrace
3.) The Venus de Milo
4.) The apartments of Napoléon
5.) A stroll along the ground floor of the Richelieu wing (around the Puget and Marly courtyards) to see the sculptures.
Open Hours at the Louvre
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Friday
Closed on Tuesday
Closed for Holidays on New Year's Day, May 1st, November 11, and Christmas Day.
Admission to the Louvre
€9 for the Permanent Collection (€6 after 6 p.m.)
Free on the first Sunday of every month
€9.50 for temporary exhibition tickets
€13 for combination tickets (€11 after 6 p.m.)
How to get to the Louvre
Métro: Palais-Royal-Musée du Louvre station.
Buses: 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 81, 95, and the Paris Open Tour bus.
Amenities at the Louvre
Multiple information desks, cafés, coat checks, strollers and wheelchairs, and a membership center.
The Louvre Museum's Official Website
www.louvre.fr
Stories about The Louvre Museum
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The Louvre: Undoubtedly Paris' Most Famous Museum
By Karen FawcettThe Louvre Museum is huge--never-ending! It's like a cavern full of treasures with long corridors and a maze of rooms. Plan on getting lost several times and spending a minimum of five hours just to cover the basics. Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 May 2008 ) -
A Ride Through History...The Louvre
By Lara RogersI always wanted to go the Louvre. Even before we ever thought we would live in Paris, I dreamed of going to the Louvre. Once in Paris, we went at least four times in our first two months. I'd like to say it was for our great appreciation of fine art and culture, but we actually never made it into the museum itself. We kept meaning to… but we were too busy Christmas shopping and couldn't make it past the shops. It was one of the few places we knew of that was accessible and the parking was so good.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 November 2005 ) -
Finding rare treasures below the Louvre
By Dan HechingAlternating bi-annually with the Biennale des Antiquaires, the SALON DU COLLECTIONNEUR is a playground for those with the cash to spend on Venetian scapes by Guardi or landscapes by Brueghel Le Jeune. Last Updated ( Sunday, 13 November 2005 )
