From the beginning of next year, the Louvre Museum in Paris will significantly increase the cost of admission tickets for most visitors from countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA). This was reported by Euronews Serbia and the Serbian newspaper Politika, citing a decision by the museum’s board and BBC reports.
From 14 January 2026, tickets for tourists from countries outside the EU and the EEA (which, in addition to EU countries, includes Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) will increase in price from €22 to €32, i.e. by 45%.
The new rates will apply, in particular, to citizens of the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and all countries that are not members of the EU or the EEA – the countries of the Western Balkans (including Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and most of Asia.
According to the Louvre itself, the museum was visited by about 8.7 million people in 2024, of whom approximately 69% were foreign tourists; more than 10% of the flow was accounted for by US citizens, and about 6% by Chinese visitors. The French authorities and the museum’s management expect that the price increase for non-Europeans will bring in tens of millions of euros in additional revenue, which will be used to strengthen security and carry out a large-scale renovation of the building and exhibition spaces.
