Posted on 01/15/2026 8:46:52 PM PST by nickcarraway
The Louvre museum in the French capital, Paris, is hiking its ticket prices for most non-European visitors by 45 per cent.
The famous institution was the scene last year of a daring heist which saw robbers get away with jewels worth over a $100 million dollars, blamed in part on its deteriorating state.
"I want visitors from outside the EU to pay more … and for that surcharge to go towards funding the renovation of our national heritage," Culture Minister Rachida Dati said announcing the hikes in 2024.
But France’s decision to increase entry costs to the help fund much-needed renovations has sparked an outcry.
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Good for them.
Oui!
Oh, horrors. It’s just so unfair. I already had a whole list of reasons I never wanted to visit France, and now I must rewrite the whole list to include the Louvre ticket bias thing. I thought I was done thinking about why I so dislike this hole, now I may need to start a second page.
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