Visiting the Louvre with Children
A good family visit to the Louvre is short, focused and built around a few things your children will remember. Here is how to plan one.
By the Louvre Museum Tickets editorial team. These are suggestions, not museum rules.
Keep it short
Children experience museum fatigue sooner than adults. Aim for one to two hours with younger children and plan to leave while everyone is still enjoying it. A shorter, happy visit beats a long, tiring one, and you can always return.
Choose a route with stories
Pick a theme that gives the visit a thread. A few ideas that often work well:
- Ancient Egypt: sarcophagi, everyday objects and animal figures in the Sully wing.
- Castle under the museum: the walls of the medieval fortress in the Sully wing.
- Famous faces: the Mona Lisa and the large painted scenes nearby, with a challenge to find details.
- Royal rooms: the richly decorated Napoleon III apartments in Richelieu.
Limit yourselves to two areas. Walking between wings takes longer than it looks on the map.
Plan breaks
Build in a pause every 45 minutes or so. Find benches, toilets and a café on the map at the start. A snack and a drink before the busiest rooms can make all the difference.
Tickets and ages
Visitors under 18 can enter the museum free under the museum’s conditions, and some young people under 26 from the EEA also qualify. Check the official tickets page for the exact rules and documents.
Free entry is not a free tour. If you book a guided tour through a third party, a child’s place may still have a price. Check child pricing on the option you choose.
Is a guide good for families?
A guide who adapts to children can make the visit come alive. A private tour gives the most flexibility for pace and breaks. A small group tour keeps the group compact so children can hear and ask questions. Large shared tours of two or three hours can be hard for younger children.
Pushchairs and accessibility
Lifts, cloakrooms and pushchair rules are set by the museum and can change. Check the official visitor information before you go, especially if you need step free access.
Let each child choose one thing to find. A simple mission keeps everyone engaged and gives the visit a natural end point.
Frequently asked questions
Do children get free entry to the Louvre?
Visitors under 18 can enter the museum free under the museum’s conditions. Check the official tickets page for the documents and booking steps required.
Is a child’s place on a guided tour free too?
Not necessarily. Free museum entry does not guarantee a free place on a tour booked through a third party. Check the child price for your option on Tiqets.
Can I bring a pushchair?
Rules and facilities for pushchairs can change. Check the official visitor information before your visit.
How long should a visit with children last?
For younger children, one to two hours with breaks is usually plenty. Older children may manage longer if the route matches their interests.
Sources
- Louvre: tickets and prices (official)
- Louvre: map, entrances and directions (official)
Practical details come from official museum pages where possible. Product details come from the Tiqets product page for each option. Read our editorial policy to see how we check and correct information.