Louvre at Night: Guided Tour for a Maximum of 6 People

Which nights the Louvre is open late

The Louvre opens late on Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. On Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays it closes at 6:00 p.m., and on Tuesdays it does not open. Last admission is 1 hour before closing, 8:00 p.m. on those two evenings, and the rooms start clearing 30 minutes before, at 8:30 p.m. So a 2-hour tour that wants to finish before the rooms clear has to start around 6:30 p.m. at the latest.

• Wednesday and Friday — 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; last admission 8:00 p.m.
• Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday — 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; last admission 5:00 p.m.
• Tuesday — Closed.

What the listing says about this tour's times

The listing is titled "Night at the Louvre", but it does not say which days or what time the tour departs: it points you to the availability calendar for start times. Before paying, open the calendar and check there are sessions on a Wednesday or Friday evening if a night visit is what you want. If only morning times show for your date, the tour is still a 2-hour small-group visit, but not at night.

What the 6-person group tour is like

The tour is a 2-hour guided visit in English with a maximum of 6 people per group. According to the listing, the route combines the museum's best-known works with less-visited pieces, and the guide holds an official license. One of the written reviews specifically praises the small group. All 4 recent reviews with text highlight how much the guide knows; one adds that they showed photos and extra information on their phone.

Price vs. the ticket alone and the free evening

The tour costs $172 per person with entry included. The ticket alone costs €22 for EU/EEA nationals or residents and €32 for everyone else, so what you pay extra for is the guide and the small group. If you just want to see the museum at night without a guide, on the first Friday of each month entry is free for everyone from 6:00 p.m., except in July and August; the museum recommends booking in that case too. Under-18s and EU/EEA residents under 26 get in free, but, as the listing points out, only outside a group tour.

If you want the museum almost to yourself

This tour runs during opening hours, with other visitors in the rooms. Some private listings promise something else: one at $290 per person bills itself as "after opening hours" and another at $323 is a 3-hour night visit with a private Spanish-speaking guide. Both cost a lot more and have few reviews; read carefully which hours and rooms they include before booking.