In Paris, the Louvre Museum displays a full house and represses tourists

Overcrowded with visitors, the Louvre museum displays its full capacity and refuses tourists without booking tickets. A first that causes confusion and misunderstanding.

The time for impromptu visits to the Louvre is over. In recent weeks, the most visited museum in the world has reached its maximum rate of reception.

This is largely due to the renovation work on the museum, which began in mid-July, the hot weather that directs tourists to the air-conditioned rooms, and the closure of Notre-Dame de Paris, which also sends visitors back to the Louvre.

Faced with this situation, the museum has decided to give access only to visitors who have booked their day and time of visit on the Internet. As a result, visitors without tickets, most of whom are unaware of this new measure, were turned away at the entrance.

The lack of communication around the new booking policy and the organisation during the renovation of the Louvre’s rooms triggered a shower of negative comments from dissatisfied tourists on social networks.