Private Louvre Museum Highlights
35,000 works on display. Two hours. One expert guide. Everything you came to see.
Duration
2 hours
Group
Private
284 reviews
4.9 / 5
From
€195pp
What's included
Not included:Food and drinks
Highlights
- Dedicated private guide — route tailored to your interests
- Skip the queue via dedicated Richelieu Gate (January 2026)
- Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory of Samothrace
- Coronation of Napoleon, Raft of the Medusa, Liberty Leading the People
- World's largest art museum — 72,735m² of galleries
- From medieval fortress to royal palace to public museum
What it actually feels like
The Louvre holds 35,000 works on display across 72,735 square metres. Without a guide, that's overwhelming. With ours, it becomes a curated two-hour conversation with the masterpieces you actually came to see.
From January 2026, our guides enter via the dedicated Richelieu Gate — a professional-only access point that bypasses queues regularly exceeding ninety minutes in peak season. You walk in. You don't queue.
Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory, the Coronation of Napoleon, the Raft of the Medusa, Liberty Leading the People — and the human stories behind why they ended up here. The Louvre was a fortress, then a palace, then, in 1793, a museum. Your guide walks you through that arc.
Practical information
Meeting point
Louis XIV equestrian statue, Cour Napoléon (in front of the glass pyramid)
Duration
2 hours
Group size
Private — your group only
Languages
English (primary). Other languages on request.
Availability
Year-round. Closed Tuesdays.
Meals
Food and drinks
Privacy
100% private — only your group, never shared with strangers.
Step by step
- 01
Meet at Louis XIV statue
Cour Napoléon, in front of the glass pyramid.
- 02
Skip the line — Richelieu Gate
Dedicated professional entry. No public queues.
- 03
Denon Wing highlights
Italian Renaissance and the great French canvases.
- 04
Mona Lisa & da Vinci
The Salle des États and Leonardo's masterworks.
- 05
Greek antiquities
Venus de Milo and the Hellenistic galleries.
- 06
Winged Victory of Samothrace
The grand Daru staircase.
- 07
French painting
David, Géricault, Delacroix — Revolution to Romanticism.
- 08
Tailored finish
Final section adapted to your group's interests.
Frequently asked questions
Is this tour really private?
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Yes — 100% private. Only your group, never shared with strangers. The price from €195 per person is based on a private group of 2.
Where do we meet?
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Louis XIV equestrian statue, Cour Napoléon (in front of the glass pyramid).
How long is the tour?
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2 hours. Year-round. Closed Tuesdays.
What's included — and what isn't?
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Included: Private art historian guide, Skip-the-line via Richelieu Gate, All entrance tickets. Not included: Food and drinks.
What languages is the tour available in?
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English (primary). Other languages on request.
How do I book, and is the price per person?
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Use the live booking calendar on this page for instant confirmation. Prices are per person and start from €195 based on a private group of 2 — the per-person rate decreases as your group grows.
Per person, from
€195
Based on a private group of 2.
100% private — only your group, never shared with strangers. · Live availability via the calendar.
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