The Louvre during the Olympic GamesPractical information and programme of cultural eventsThe Louvre during the Olympic Games
The Louvre during the Olympic Games
Practical information
Find out everything you need to know – reservations, opening hours, getting here and more – before visiting the museum during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games!
Compulsory booking
All visitors from 1 July to 8 September must book a ticket ahead of time. This includes visitors entitled to free admission and visitors with membership cards.
Notice: Reinforced identity checks will be implemented during this period. Please make sure to indicate the first and last name of each ticket holder when making your reservation and bring valid ID
RESERVATIONS OPEN
Reservations are open for summer time slots except the following days, which will open in the coming days:
- 18 to 24 July (Booking opens on Thursday 11 July)
- 3, 4, 10 and 11 August (Booking opens on Thursday 11 July)
- 24 to 28 August (Booking opens on Thursday 11 July)
- The first and last time slots of certain days
Days of closure
The Louvre will be open during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, except for 25 and 26 July. The nocturne on Wednesday, July 24 is exceptionally cancelled.
Opening hours may vary.
Getting here
The museum will remain open to the public all summer long.
The Metro stations ‘Palais-Royal-Musée du Louvre’, ‘Louvre-Rivoli’ and ‘Pyramides’ will remain open during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Vehicular traffic may be severely limited in the area surrounding the Musée du Louvre and the Tuileries Garden.
From July 18 to 24, access to the museum will be via the Cour Carrée only (entrance at the corner of rue de Rivoli and rue Marengo). The nearest metro station is "Louvre Rivoli". During this period, presentation of a valid form of identification is compulsory.
the Tuileries Garden
From 17 June to 25 September, the Tuileries Garden will be partially or totally inaccessible to the general public due to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Visit as a group
Except form 18 to 24 July, both guided and self-guided group visits to the museum will be possible during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Accessibility
Vehicular access for visitors with reduced mobility shall be permitted upon presentation of a digital pass obtained via the Préfecture de Police of Paris.
Exhibition
Olympism. Modern Invention, Ancient Legacy
Visitors will discover how and in what political context the first modern Olympic Games came into being in the late 19th century, the iconographic sources on which they were based, and how the organisers set out to recreate the sporting competitions of ancient Greece.
