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Paris's Louvre museum said on Thursday, November 27, it would raise ticket prices for most non-EU visitors, meaning US, British and Chinese tourists among others will have to pay $37 to get in.

The museum told Agence France-Presse (AFP) the 45% price hike aims to boost annual revenues by up to $23 million to fund structural improvements at the world's most-visited art museum, which is reeling from the daylight theft of priceless treasures last month.

From 2026, visitors from outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway will have to pay €32 – an extra €10 – from January 14, the museum and staff unions said after the measure was approved at a museum board meeting.

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[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 39 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

I heard German ladder trucks are good for bypassing this fee increase.

[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

You can even take your favorite pieces home for continuous access.

[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 hours ago

Oh boy oh boy oh boy! I heard them French crown jewels are magnificent!

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 28 points 9 hours ago

Someone has to pay for security they finally figured out is needed

[–] thericofactor@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 hours ago

I've been to Russia (st. Petersburg) where entering a church would cost $10, but for Russians a couple of rubles.

It makes sense from the perspective that locals should be able to afford seeing their own art and architecture. If foreigners can afford it and are willing to pay the asked amount, I sort of understand.

[–] cron@feddit.org 7 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

How will they decide which ticket you get? Do you need a passport to enter the Louvre?

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 21 points 9 hours ago

They‘ve been checking IDs since around 2001. Something major must have happened that year…

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 5 points 7 hours ago

Usually they just ask. A lot of museums in EU are free for EU citizens. I was never asked to prove I'm from EU, only asked. Other museum are free for city residents and in those they do ask for an ID.

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Given the stolen artifacts if anything non-eu should pay much less.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

I wonder how many artifacts are stolen from France old colonies

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I doubt there are that many in the Louvre. Probably more in other museums.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Any evidence?

I found this page with many example of stolen artifacts in French museums a lot of them in Louvre just by Napoleonic armies alone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_art_looted_by_Napoleonic_armies

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Just a hunch to be honest. But the list you provided does not show artifacts from the french colonies.

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

the french stole quite a bit from their colonies but they're not even close to the british, which looted from a sizable part of the entire world