Point your phone at any painting or sculpture in the Louvre and hear a description instantly. Get a Day Pass or Weekly Pass and use it beyond the Louvre too, at the Musée d'Orsay, the Palace of Versailles, and hundreds of other museums worldwide.
Open ArtGuide in your browser at the Louvre. It's a web app — no download or install, just an internet or wifi connection. Tip: the Louvre offers free wifi under the Pyramid and in the galleries, "Louvre_Wifi_Gratuit," in 1-hour renewable sessions.
Point at any artwork — the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, or something you stumbled across that isn't on any official tour. It works the same way.
Choose from 9 languages, and pick the narration style that fits how you like to learn: a high-level overview, an in-depth story, or a quick artist bio.
Official Guide
€6 rental · ~150 masterpieces · physical device · no other museums
Third-Party Apps
Free–paid · fixed route · often English only · limited elsewhere
ArtGuide
Free trial then €4.90 · any artwork · 9 languages · hundreds of museums worldwide
ArtGuide describes whatever artwork you're standing in front of, not a preset path. Try it free, no credit card required.
Start free trialWednesday–Monday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM. Open late on Fridays until 9:45 PM. Closed Tuesdays, and Jan 1, May 1, Dec 25.
€22 for EEA residents, €32 for everyone else (as of Jan 2026). Free under 18, and free under 26 for EU/EEA residents. Timed-entry booking is required — book online up to 90 days ahead. Reserve early for summer, slots sell out days in advance.
The first hour after opening is already busy: 28,000+ people visit on a typical day. A late Friday evening slot (after 6 PM) is noticeably quieter.
A highlights-only visit takes 2–3 hours. To explore multiple wings properly, plan for 4–5 hours or more.
The Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory of Samothrace are all in or near the Denon wing — a good starting point if your time is limited.
Bring headphones. Personal photography without flash is allowed, so you can use ArtGuide freely. Free wifi is under the Pyramid and in the galleries.
