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Mona LisaReport this photo · linked, not stored
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Venus de Milo
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Liberty Leading the PeopleReport this photo · linked, not stored
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Art museumParis, Île-de-France
Louvre Museum
Art museumFounded 1793
KindArt museumParis
Visitors a year2.83M2021
Founded1793
Best monthsJun–Jul · SepParis
48.86° N, 2.34° EUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
When to goParis · weather score
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
October: high / low17° / 9°
About
Louvre Museum in brief
Louvre Museum is an art museum in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
It was founded in 1793.
In 2021 it welcomed 2,825,000 visitors.
Its best-known works include Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and Liberty Leading the People.
For the trip, the weather in Paris is best in June, July and September; in October afternoons average 17°.
Facts
- Kind
- Art museum
- Founded
- 1793
- Visitors
- 2,825,000 (2021)
- Collection
- 460,000 objects
- Town
- Paris
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Coordinates
- 48.86111° N, 2.33583° E
In the collection
Famous works to see here
The best-known pieces of the collection, by how widely they are written about.
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Visitors per year
2,825,000 in 2021 · highest 10.2M in 2018Visitors counted in each year; years without a figure are left out.
Location
Where to find it
When to visit
Climate guideWeather in Paris
Month score for sightseeing
Best Jun–Jul · SepFestivals in Paris
- Jan1
- Feb1
- Mar1
- Apr
- May
- Jun2
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep1
- Oct1
- Nov1
- Dec
January
- MyFrenchFilmFestivalFilm festival
February
- Paris CarnivalTraditional festival · Feb–Mar
June
- Fête de la MusiqueMusic festival
- Paris Pride
September
- ASVOFFFilm festival
October
- Chéries-ChérisFilm festival · Oct–Nov
Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.
Nearby
All museums in FranceMore to see close by
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Treasury of Islamic Heritage
0.1 km SE
Museum
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Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain
0.2 km N
Art museum
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Musée Charles X
0.2 km SE
Museum
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Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
0.3 km NW
Art museum
Around here
Paris and around
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Paris
Île-de-France · France
Jun–Jul · Sepbest months
26°July high
42 maltitude
Nature
Heritage
Museums
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Musée d'Orsay
Art museum · 1986
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Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Natural history museum · 1793