GuideWorld audio tour
The Louvre
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The Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory, the Raft of the Medusa and Liberty Leading the People are all in the Denon wing, the wing the museum itself suggests for a visit of an hour or two. GuideWorld's audio tour of ten works along the route plays for 23 minutes.
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The Louvre, first stop: Winged Victory of Samothrace
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The route
The Louvre has three wings: Denon, Sully and Richelieu. Start in Denon, where the most famous works are close together; the museum’s own advice for a visit of an hour or two is the same.
Winged Victory of Samothrace. At the top of the Daru staircase (room 703), a goddess of victory lands on the prow of a ship. She was found on the Greek island of Samothrace in 1863.
Mona Lisa. In the Salle des États (room 711), behind glass. The room’s other giant, Veronese’s Wedding Feast at Cana, the largest painting in the Louvre, hangs on the opposite wall.
Room 700. The large French paintings of the early 1800s, among them Géricault’s Raft of the Medusa and Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People.
Venus de Milo. In the Sully wing, on the ground floor (room 345). She was found on the Greek island of Milos in 1820.
Highlights
Audio guides
GuideWorld’s own tours, independent of the Louvre.
Plan your visit
Book a time slot on the official site, keep your bag under 55 × 35 × 20 cm, and avoid Tuesdays, when the museum is closed.
- Booking
- Book a time slot on the official site. It's recommended even if you get in free.
- Dress code
- No dress code
- Bags
- Suitcases and large bags aren't allowed; the limit is 55 × 35 × 20 cm. Free lockers take smaller items.
- Photos
- Allowed for personal use, without flash, lighting or selfie sticks
- Entrance
- Under the glass Pyramid, or the Carrousel entrance from the underground mall. The Porte des Lions entrance, on the quai, takes ticket holders only; it closes at 18:00 (last entry 17:00) and on Tuesdays. Métro Palais-Royal / Musée du Louvre, lines 1 and 7, or Pyramides, line 14.
Getting in
The main entrance is under the glass Pyramid. The Carrousel entrance, in the underground mall, is open to all visitors too. The Porte des Lions entrance, on the quai, takes only visitors who already have tickets; it closes at 18:00, with last entry at 17:00, and all day on Tuesdays.
When to go
On a Wednesday or Friday evening, the museum stays open until 21:00. On the first Friday of the month, entry is free for everyone from 18:00, except in July and August.
Booking online
A time slot is recommended even for visitors who get in free. Tickets cost €32, or €22 for residents of the European Economic Area. Under-18s get in free, and so do European Economic Area residents under 26.