Attendance on the Musée du Louvre in Paris dropped by nearly 1 / 4 in the course of the current Olympic Video games, partially because of elevated safety measures introduced in by metropolis officers.
Throughout the Video games, which occurred between 27 July and 11 August, weekly attendance dropped to 331,759, with a mean every day tally of 23,644 guests—22% lower than throughout the identical interval final 12 months.
In response to a Louvre spokesperson, attendance additionally dropped within the run as much as the Video games, with 166,604 guests attending the museum between 15-26 July, a fall of 45% in comparison with the identical interval in 2023. Crucially, the museum was closed on 25 and 26 July for the opening ceremony, additional affecting customer figures.
“The museum’s attendance, throughout this era previous the opening of the Olympic Video games, was strongly impacted by the mixing of the museum into the safety perimeter arrange by the authorities in the course of the 9 days previous the opening ceremony, with restricted entry to the Seine quays and the closure of most bridges and sure metro and RER [train] stations,” the spokesperson says.
For 2024 to this point, total customer figures on the Louvre stand at 5,006,071, a lower of 4% in comparison with the identical interval in 2023.
On 15 January this 12 months the museum elevated its fundamental ticket value from €17 to €22, as a part of a plan to assist free admission programmes for some guests. The 30% improve—the primary value hike since 2017—can even offset an 88% improve in power prices.
The overhaul is a part of a masterplan by Laurence des Vehicles, the Louvre director, to manage attendance at a museum that acquired 8.9 million guests in 2023, making it probably the most visited on this planet.
