{"id":420226,"date":"2025-12-02T20:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/420226\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T20:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:10:17","slug":"the-louvre-museum-is-raising-ticket-prices-for-non-eu-foreigners-after-devastating-102m-heist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/420226\/","title":{"rendered":"The Louvre Museum is raising ticket prices for non-EU foreigners after devastating $102M heist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Following the recent devastating heist at\u00a0the Louvre<\/a>\u00a0in Paris, officials are doubling down on security precautions by implementing new policies and technology that don’t come cheap.<\/p>\n

In an effort to leverage the costs, the Louvre is raising prices by targeting a specific group of visitors.<\/p>\n

Beginning on Jan. 14, foreigners from outside the European Union will have to pay $12 more than a typical ticket, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n

NEW DETAILS ABOUT LOUVRE HEIST REVEALED AS OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE STRICTER SECURITY MEASURES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Tickets will rise from $25 to $37 for non-EU citizens.<\/p>\n

Nearly 9 million people visited the Louvre in 2024, with 77% of the 8.7 million tourists being of foreign nationality. About 13% of the visitors were American, according to AP.<\/p>\n

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The “Mona Lisa” is one of the most-visited attractions at the Louvre. (ANTOINE BOUREAU\/Hans Lucas\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

On Oct. 19, a four-person team broke into the\u00a0Apollo Gallery<\/a>\u00a0in broad daylight.<\/p>\n

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The thieves stole eight jewels valued collectively at 88 million euros ($102 million).<\/p>\n

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A four-person team broke into the\u00a0Apollo Gallery\u00a0in broad daylight and stole eight jewels valued collectively at $102 million. (Getty; BFMTV)<\/p>\n

Officials recently announced that about 100 cameras<\/a>\u00a0will be installed by the end of 2026, while anti-intrusion systems will be running within the next two weeks.<\/p>\n

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The new measures are part of more than 20 emergency measures the museum is taking, including the establishment of the role of “security coordinator.”<\/p>\n

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Nearly 9 million people visited the Louvre in 2024. (Thomas Padilla\/AP)<\/p>\n

Many popular landmarks<\/a> and museums are looking at their pricing structures \u2014 and putting their own citizens first.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Trump administration announced that “America the Beautiful passes<\/a>” will be launching on Jan. 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

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The pass offers $80 annual access for U.S. residents, while nonresidents will pay $250 for the same thing.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ashley J. DiMella is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Following the recent devastating heist at\u00a0the Louvre\u00a0in Paris, officials are…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":420227,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[648,1032,1033,171,440,5357,196516,1165,177561,1164,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-420226","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-design","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-europe","13":"tag-family-travel","14":"tag-historic-sites","15":"tag-lifestyle","16":"tag-museums-exhibits","17":"tag-travel","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115651794419232619","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}