The Louvre Is Being Rebuilt: What the €660M Renovation Means for Visitors
By Hafid Assaoui · 2026-06-04
France has announced a €660 million renovation of the Louvre with new entrances and a dedicated Mona Lisa room. What this means for your visit in 2026.
The Louvre is about to change — dramatically. France's Ministry of Culture has unveiled plans for a €660 million renovation of the world's most visited museum, to be led by two architecture firms: STUDIOS Architecture Paris and Selldorf Architects. This is the most ambitious transformation of the Louvre since I.M. Pei's glass pyramid opened in 1989. And for anyone planning to visit Paris in the next few years, it changes everything about how you…