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Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%

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Re: Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%

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Post by episteme »

kibwen wrote: post #5

The fact that the price is being dramatically raised to the grand total of $37 says more about how fantastically cheap it is to visit the Louvre currently. They could easily double that and not see any noticeable decrease in ticket sales from tourists.

I don't think that's true for European tourists, $37 per person is a lot and there are so many other cultural sites to see that paying twice that could definitely drop this off the list during a visit to Paris.

Makes total sense from a US point of view though, you are already committing to spend so much to get there.

Re: Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%

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Post by troupo »

stackedinserter wrote: post #23
troupo wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's impossible to overstate how cheap this is, but I think you have to actually go The Louvre to understand that. It's enormous . (In comparison Versaille is absolute bullshit that everyone should just skip. IMO).

TBH the most interesting thing in Louvre is that crowd in front of Mona Lisa, which is an art performance by itself.

And best thing is? It's interactive! You can be a part of the performance, too :)

Re: Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%

#53

Post by brandall10 »

troupo wrote: post #7
kibwen wrote: post #5

The fact that the price is being dramatically raised to the grand total of $37 says more about how fantastically cheap it is to visit the Louvre currently. They could easily double that and not see any noticeable decrease in ticket sales from tourists.

It's impossible to overstate how cheap this is, but I think you have to actually go The Louvre to understand that. It's enormous . (In comparison Versaille is absolute bullshit that everyone should just skip. IMO).

I dunno... I really enjoyed walking through the Hall of Mirrors. Obviously that experience alone is no where near the entirety of the Louvre, and I wouldn't suggest heading out to Versailles if you're only in Paris for say a 5 day trip, but I'm glad I went on my 11 day trip a couple years back.

Re: Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%

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Post by troupo »

karmakurtisaani wrote: post #17
ebiester wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really enjoyed the garden there - we spent hours happily. And we don't have a lot of palaces where I'm from. And I didn't really enjoy the Louvre, especially compared to Musée d'Orsay and Centre Pompidou.

Louvre get sort of boring, since the time period they cover stops at the time when art gets more and more interesting (mid 1800s). Before that every painting is basically Jesus or boobs. Still well worth a visit definitely.

This year they made a brilliant thing: they put haute couture one-off fashion items on display throughout the royal wing.

Who knew Loubutin and Alexander MacQueen shoes or Dior and Gucci handbags would feel so absolutely natural among the dresses and tapestries and jewellery :)

Re: Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%

#55

Post by troupo »

ebiester wrote: post #14
troupo wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's impossible to overstate how cheap this is, but I think you have to actually go The Louvre to understand that. It's enormous . (In comparison Versaille is absolute bullshit that everyone should just skip. IMO).

I really enjoyed the garden there - we spent hours happily. And we don't have a lot of palaces where I'm from. And I didn't really enjoy the Louvre, especially compared to Musée d'Orsay and Centre Pompidou.

> especially compared to Musée d'Orsay and Centre Pompidou.

Next time on my list, definitely.

Re: Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%

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Post by brandall10 »

stackedinserter wrote: post #23
troupo wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's impossible to overstate how cheap this is, but I think you have to actually go The Louvre to understand that. It's enormous . (In comparison Versaille is absolute bullshit that everyone should just skip. IMO).

TBH the most interesting thing in Louvre is that crowd in front of Mona Lisa, which is an art performance by itself.

I had idea that was a 'thing' in the Louvre when a went a couple years back. Was wild competing for space at the front of the line with a half dozen kids taking selfies.

Re: Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%

#57

Post by dylan604 »

episteme wrote: post #51
kibwen wrote: post #5

The fact that the price is being dramatically raised to the grand total of $37 says more about how fantastically cheap it is to visit the Louvre currently. They could easily double that and not see any noticeable decrease in ticket sales from tourists.

I don't think that's true for European tourists, $37 per person is a lot and there are so many other cultural sites to see that paying twice that could definitely drop this off the list during a visit to Paris. Makes total sense from a US point of view though, you are already committing to spend so much to get there.

Maybe that’s why it says non-EU tourists right there in the title so you don’t even need to read the TFA, but not reading the title is a but much

Re: Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%

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Post by xhkkffbf »

bigbinary wrote: post #50
xhkkffbf wrote: post #45

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Funny line-- but I think it's important to highlight how the Brits were able to find value and unlock a history in objects that other cultures stopped caring about. While people like to say they "stole" things, there's no evidence they ever took something that others actually cared about or took the least interest in protecting. The Elgin marbles were just flopped around a field and no locals seemed to care at all. S…

Such a kind British museum offering to maintain these artifacts to the point of denying return to the origin countries when requested. Clearly this is for the preservation of our past and the benefit of humanity.

Absent any proof that the objects were truly stolen, I don't feel any need to return something to someone in some country who suddenly finds an interest in getting something back. What does ownership mean to you?

Let's say you come to my country and buy a souvenir. Can I decide, hundreds of years later, that you must be forced to give it back?

And why do borders matter? The argument seems to be that housing an object on one side of an arbitrary political line is morally superior to putting it on display on the other side of some invisible line. Somehow someone born to the right parents is a morally superior curator compared to someone born into the wrong parents.

Re: Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%

#59

Post by troupo »

brandall10 wrote: post #53
troupo wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's impossible to overstate how cheap this is, but I think you have to actually go The Louvre to understand that. It's enormous . (In comparison Versaille is absolute bullshit that everyone should just skip. IMO).

I dunno... I really enjoyed walking through the Hall of Mirrors. Obviously that experience alone is no where near the entirety of the Louvre, and I wouldn't suggest heading out to Versailles if you're only in Paris for say a 5 day trip, but I'm glad I went on my 11 day trip a couple years back.

We somehow managed to get to it with relatively few people. The rest was 100 people per square centimeter, multiple tourist groups fighting for the same spots, more crowded than a Tokyo subway in peak hour.

Though I've heard it's much better if you manage to get there at opening time.

Re: Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%

#60

Post by cowsandmilk »

dietr1ch wrote: post #11
philipwhiuk wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Depends on your point of comparison - the British Museum is free.

Well, they got their exhibits for free, didn't they?

Pretty sure the same is true of the Louvre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Egyptian_Antiqui...
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