Item 1 of 4 Visitors take pictures of the painting “Mona Lisa” (La Joconde) by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre Museum on the day it reopened to the public for the first time since last Sunday’s heist, while the Galerie d’Apollon where eight pieces of Napoleon and the Empress’s jewelry collection displayed in the gallery were stolen by thieves, remains closed, in Paris, France, October 22, 2025. REUTERS\/Gonzalo Fuentes<\/p>\n
[1\/4]<\/b>Visitors take pictures of the painting “Mona Lisa” (La Joconde) by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre Museum on the day it reopened to the public for the first time since last Sunday’s heist, while the Galerie d’Apollon where eight pieces of Napoleon and the Empress’s jewelry collection displayed in… Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab<\/a> Read more<\/p>\n PARIS, Nov 28 (Reuters) – The Louvre in Paris is raising ticket prices by 45% for most non-European Union tourists to help finance renovations of the museum, whose deteriorating state was laid bare by the theft of crown jewels last month.<\/p>\n Visitors from outside the EU or the European Economic Area – which includes Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway – will have to pay 32 euros ($37) from January 14, a spokesperson said on Friday. Britons will have to pay the higher rate.<\/p>\n Sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n Four burglars made off in daylight with jewels worth $102 million<\/a> on October 19, exposing glaring security gaps at the world’s most visited museum. In November, structural weaknesses<\/a> prompted the partial closure of one of its wings.The museum’s administration, urged by France’s state auditor to prioritise security<\/a> over acquisitions, said last week it would install 100 external cameras by the end of 2026 while pressing on with a six-year renovation project<\/a>.<\/p>\n Nearly 9 million visitors passed through the museum’s doors last year, almost three-quarters of them foreign. The price increase is expected to bring in an extra 15-20 million euros a year.<\/p>\n Other museums such as the Palace of Versailles, built in the 17th century for King Louis XIV, the Gothic-style Sainte Chapelle chapel, the Paris Opera House and Chambord Chateau, in the Loire Valley, are also expected to raise prices next year.<\/p>\n Police have arrested the four suspected burglars and others suspected of complicity. The jewels have not yet been recovered.<\/p>\n ($1 = 0.8648 euros)<\/p>\n Reporting by Alessandro Parodi; editing by Kevin Liffey<\/p>\n Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n