Musée du Louvre

Pros: It's hard to write about all there is to see in this most incredible museum
Cons: I'm not there now... Can be crowded during peak times and dates

What can be said about The Louvre that hasn't been said before? That's the question I've pondered while thinking of writing this review and one of the reasons I've waited this long to attempt it. I've been fortunate to have had the pleasure and ...

Pros: great masterpieces of art, beautiful historic setting
Cons: can be crowded, way too much to see, can be navigationally complicated

Let's get one thing straight: the Musée du Louvre is immense. I don't care if you're the Six Million Dollar Man racing from masterpiece to masterpiece. You're not going to see everything in one day. What you can do is make the most of the time you ...

Pros: You won't find a more perfect collection...
Cons: ...crowds, but they're manageable.

You should think of the Musee du Louvre like a big fifteen course gourmet French meal. If you try to gobble up everything on offer in a couple of hours you'll end up with indigestion. The Louvre, quite simply, is perhaps the world's finest museum. It ...

Pros: Beautiful works of art, looks modern, FREE Public Toilets
Cons: All the darn placards are in FRENCH!!!!

Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, has heard about the Louvre at some point. The most famous in the world, it hosts several of the worlds most famous paintings and sculptures (The Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory come to mind here). All of the ...

Pros: there are so many different things to see
Cons: there are so many different things to see and you must appreciate the value of the pieces to enjoy the Louvre

A few weeks ago, I was able to spend two hours in the Louvre. Two hours isn't even enough time for one room let alone the rest of the hundreds of rooms!

Even with the little time we had in the museum, we saw so many interesting and intricate...

Pros: Remarkable, Historical
Cons: Kids could be bored

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Forget the Ninja turtles the Louvre is home to all the great masters and I’m not talking about Splinter! First impressions may deceive you of the diversity held inside but you will...

Pros: Price, variety, stunning location
Cons: Very crowded during peak season

I visited the Louvre in May 2003, and I absolutely loved it. It was my first time in Paris, and the Louvre was definitely the highlight. The building began life as a medieval fortress, then became a palace for the kings of France, and finally ...

Pros: just incredible
Cons: descriptions are all in French, long lines if you don't get a museum pass

My husband and I visited the Louvre in November 1999. It was one of those places I have always wanted to go, and I was so excited to be there. It was well worth it.

Secret trick for not waiting in line!
A friend who had been there...

Pros: one of the best museums in the world
Cons: huge, popular works are crowded

The Louvre is one of the best, and largest, museums in the world. How can you approach such a huge collection of art and history? Here is my strategy:

1) Get there EARLY in the morning, before the big crowds hit. You can take the secret...

Pros: the art! the art! the art! and oh yeah--the palace is pretty stunning, if you go for that sort of thing. ;-)
Cons: naturally, it's pretty crowded, and likely to be at any time

I've only been to the Louvre once, but it prompted me to write (on my web site) that it had changed my life. It was during my first trip to Paris (which was during my first trip to Europe), and my friends in Belgium took me to Paris for the weekend. As...

Pros: All the art inside.
Cons: The amount of people

The Mus e du Louvre is a really big art museum. It is the museum in Paris, France that houses the famous painting Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci. Some people believe that this painting is a self portrait of himself, just as a woman. Da Vinci was a great...

Pros: Contains some of the world's best art
Cons: Overwhelming if you don't plan first

Trying to do justice to the Louvre in a single epinion is like trying to see the Louvre in a day. Since I made a valiant attempt at the latter on my first Parisian excursion, I will make an attempt at the former as well.

The Metro will bring...

Pros: Some of the finest art in the world
Cons: Sheer size is daunting, folks waving cameras

I arrived at the Musee du Louvre prepared to be underwhelmed. I'd read cynical travelers' reports of the crowds, the lines, and the impossible size of the place. But I also arrived with something else: a plan. First, we'd bought the Cartee De Musees...

Pros: large collection, including some truly great works
Cons: overhyped and often overcrowded; can be overwhelming

The Louvre is huge, and a very popular tourist destination. I was, frankly, underwhelmed, but this may be because I'm spoiled. Yes, they have a good collection of Egyptian antiquities, but I live in Manhattan and can see an equally good one at the...

Pros: Beautiful, clean, great staff, the thrill of a lifetime!
Cons: Pricey

Since taking a survey course in Renaissance art, my dream has been to visit the Musee du Louvre and absorb all the beauty that hangs on its walls.

My opportunity to experience the Louvre came in June of '97. I was visiting my then boyfriend in...

Pros: fast entry, less waiting in line
Cons: hard to find, easy to miss

I found out about the so-called secret entrance a few years ago...way before I was planning a trip to Paris. I am so glad I did. Whether or not it's really a secret, I'll never know, but it did save us a good 2 hours of waiting in that long line outside...

Pros: art, fun, food, culture, relaxation, loveliness
Cons: none

Hemingway was right. Paris is a moveable feast. No matter where you are you remember its beauty, its richness, its food.

There are many fine reviews of the Louvre. As a student at the Sorbonne, I used to visit it twice a week for months and I...

Pros: Amazing art, history of the world in one building.
Cons: Mona Lisa may be a letdown.

The Louvre is a gigantic building filled with the most art in the world, both stolen and bought by the French Government over the centuries. I say that not to slam the French, which I have no problem with, but to be honest. Over the last few centuries...

Pros: you can say you were there, beautiful paintings
Cons: huge, exhausting, confusing

When you go to Paris, Along with the Eiffel Tower, you have to see the Louvre. If you came back home, and mentioned that you skipped it, you'd be ostracized by everybody. So, since the trip to it is inevitable, there's no point in trying to persuade you...

Pros: the world's museum
Cons: have to make use of your time wisely to cover it

The Louvre is big. No doubt about that. But you can see all the biggies if you do a little advance planning.

Get a guide book that details the highlights of the collection. There are dozens of them that will do. If you have only half a day,...

Pros: It's Heaven!
Cons: They close at night.

I never wanted to leave this magical place! to get inside, we took a refreshingly modern escalator down inside the pyramid, but underground are earthen-walled tunnels which you take to get to some of the other sections.
I hate Impressionism, so...

Pros: Great art
Cons: Specialized, generally blase except for a few things.

The Plais d'Louve, once home to the kings of France, now home to the art of the government and some really nice glass pyramids. A brisk walk from the Forum des Halles (about 10-15 minutes), the Plais d'Louve is a must on everyone's list... yet how to...

Pros: One of the world’s largest and best-known museums of fine art.
Cons: So much to see so little time

The Louvre Museum is one of the world's largest (more than 75,000 paintings) and best-known museums of fine art. The overall excellence of the collection, the quantity of works on display, and the abundance of recognizable masterpieces make the Louvre...

Pros: the essence of art
Cons: huge not a one day

Cole Porter said it all, when he wrote "You're the top, you're the Louvre Museum" You have to be aware that you're in one of the very top and largest museums in the world when you enter through the glass pyramid.
The sculpture is...

Pros: Incredible experience
Cons: Too much to do in one day, can get 'arted' out

I had two day in Paris. Panic! There is so much to do, yet I had very little time, and of course had nothing planned in advance, as this was a last minute addition to my visit to London. I decided to spend a day at the museum. A day? Yes, and I...

Pros: world class collection
Cons: almost too much to see

I visited the Louvre on a Sunday morning in January and adored it. I definitely recommend planning your visit for a Sunday morning because the admission is half price on Sundays (or was when I was there) and crowds are typically less. For example, I...

Pros: Great collection and great facilities
Cons: Crowds in front of the most famous pieces

Review Topic:  Overview

Paris is a city for everyone. Lovers, gourmets, sport fans, scientists, music connoisseurs - all of them will find something there. For art lovers there is, of course, the Louvre. And Louvre is so much the...

Pros: Never-ending collections of art.
Cons: Crowded, crowded, crowded.

Paris, France. The two main tourist attractions: Eiffel Tower and Le Louvre. But is the museum really worth all the hype?
I'd say don't go to Paris without at least seeing it.. but the Mona Lisa is much smaller in real life.
If you are a...

Pros: The best art collection I've ever seen
Cons: Long line to get in

I loved Paris and my visit to the Louvre was my favorite stop on the trip. I was intimidated by going to Paris with all that I heard about unfriendly Parisians. However, what I found was just the opposite. The people were friendly and helpful and the...

Pros: Unreal!!!
Cons: Long Walks on tired feet!!

Bring your Walking Shoes here!!!!!!! The Louvre is bigger than you have heard and will tire the heartiest of travelers in no time at all. This is one of Paris' grandest attractions. Enter through IM Pei's pyramid. (Some call it an eyesore, but i think it...

Pros: It is great, beautiful, unforgettable.
Cons: It is very big, there are a lot of halls.

Louver, is situate at the King's Palace. After opening of the new halls it became the biggest one. There are nearly 25000 masterpieces of arts. Louver is consists from three parts, as "Ï". Each part has four levels. There are eight departments: Ancient...

Pros: Great collection, classic tourist site
Cons: None

Before I visited Paris, I was surprised to read that the Louvre was often avoided by tourists who found it crowded and difficult to find the Mona Lisa. I visited nonetheless, and while it did take a while to get into the museum, inside it completely...

Pros: World's best art collection, hands down
Cons: WAY too big to navigate without a plan

The Louvre is one of those places that you can't get out of Paris without visiting. It would be like going to NY without seeing the Statue of Liberty or London without visiting Westminster Abbey. Maybe that's way throngs of people who care or know...

Pros: Incredible location
Cons: Tourists

I have only visited the Louvre once, but was very prepared through word-of-mouth what I was about to experience. My wife and I travelled to Paris in August with the full understanding that we were in the middle of the European tourist season; and as...

Pros: Great for wheelchairs
Cons: Layout rather confusing

I took my mother to the Louvre with a wheelchair, and was amazed at how accessible it was. The first bonus is that it is FREE for the person in the wheelchair and the person pushing it. We then had to wait for the lift to arrive to take us downstairs - a...

Pros: It's the Louvre! Mona Lisa, Venus De Milo, everything is fabulous!
Cons: The restaurant

The day we went to the Louvre, the museum workers were on strike, so we did not have to purchase tickets, and the lines were moving at warp speed. The most unusual thing about it was all the people using flash photography in there, even at the Mona Lisa, ...

Pros: hmmmm.....
Cons: too big and too many people!

Okay, so all of my opinions so far have been positive, so I decided that I should write at least one negative one to increase my credibility level. So, I was browsing the categories when BANG!!! a huge wave of ick rushed through me. THE LOUVRE!! Don't...

Pros: MAYBE useful for the timid, several lesser museums or in high season.
Cons: Largely unnecessary and a poor value.

Contrary to several reviewers' opinions, my fiancee and I found the Paris Museum Pass unnecessary and a waste of money, particularly the one-day version. Planning to visit Paris for 3 days in May, 2003, we became nervous from some reviewers' remarks ...

Pros: One of a kind contents, gorgeous building
Cons: crowds

The Louvre simply holds too many amazing things. There is not enough time in a week, let alone in a day to absorb all that the Louvre has to offer.

With four huge "wings" of the museum, there really is no way to see the amazing history and...

Pros: its the Louvre
Cons: crowds

As a self-proclaimed cynic, I embarked on our family European vacation with much skepticism. The epitome of my cynicism was displayed in my view of the Louvre Museum. Mona Lisa behind plate glass?! Ugh. Or so I thought. This Museum is every bit as...

Pros: great architecture, art, artifacts books
Cons: a little expensive

If you love the works of IM Pei... youll love Musee du Louvre! one of the most fascinating architecture that keeps one of the most admired art the Mona Lisa. This pyramid architecture is one of the most amazing and extra ordinary architecture in the...

Pros:

Feeling like you are ticking off an essential site on any tourist's Parisian visit.

Cons: Not being able to see as much as you would want.

The Louvre is big, very big, so it's possible to see some stunning works of art without being hemmed in by crowds. The whole experience of walking down the Parisian boulavards, watching the glass pyramid grow closer, creates a sense of excited expectation you'll need to get you round the vast and numerous halls.

I don't know much about art, and usually going to a place like this would leave me feeling intimidated and anxious to get out. Not so the Louvre, which buzzed with the energy you would expect to encounter at such a well-known tourist hotspot.

With hindsight, I would avoid trying to see the Mona Lisa. It's not very big, and by the time I pushed through the throng of spatially-unaware tourists, I wasn't in any mood to appreciate it. I loved some of the cavernous halls containing giant marble statues. Plan what you want to see, get there early and leave knowing you've barely scratched the surface.