1. The Louvre Museum in Paris plans to increase admission fees for most non-European visitors by 45%, effective from January 14, 2026. The new price will be approximately 37 USD or 32 euros.
2. This change is expected to generate an additional 20 million euros (around 23 million USD) annually, which the museum intends to use for improving security, infrastructure maintenance, and other purposes.
3. The price hike has drawn criticism as being discriminatory, while the Louvre attracted 8.7 million visitors in 2024. Notably, multiple robbers recently stole jewels worth about 102 million dollars from the museum.