Guides

Visitor guides

Seven curated itineraries through the great Parisian museum.

Masterpieces in two hours
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Masterpieces in two hours

A focused route through the most celebrated paintings and sculptures, designed for travellers with little time.

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Visiting with children
7 min read

Visiting with children

How to keep curious young visitors engaged, without exhausting anyone.

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Ancient Egypt: a slow walk
11 min read

Ancient Egypt: a slow walk

An immersive route through one of the world's most important Egyptian collections.

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The Italian Renaissance
10 min read

The Italian Renaissance

Through the long red gallery: Leonardo, Raphael, Titian and the painters who reinvented seeing.

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Classical antiquity
8 min read

Classical antiquity

A walk through Greek and Roman marbles in some of the most beautifully lit galleries in the building.

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French 19th-century painting
9 min read

French 19th-century painting

Romanticism, history, and revolution: Delacroix, Géricault, Ingres and the painters who put fire on canvas.

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Skip-the-line: practical visit tips
6 min read

Skip-the-line: practical visit tips

Tickets, entrances, hours and routing — everything we wish we'd known on our first visit.

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The palace itself: architecture and history
8 min read

The palace itself: architecture and history

Read the building like a book: a fortress, a royal residence, a national museum, a glass pyramid.

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