The Louvre Is Being Rebuilt: What the €660M Renovation Means for Visitors
By Hafid Assaoui · 2026-06-04
France is rebuilding the Louvre with a €660M renovation. New entrances, a dedicated Mona Lisa room. Visit before it changes — guided tour €89/person.
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…