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Paris – The Louvre Museum is the most visited museum in the world, and a source at the institution told EFE that the number of visitors fell by 22% during the Olympics compared to the same period in 2023.
Specifically, from Saturday July 27 to August 11 (the official race day after the grand opening ceremony at the Seine on July 26), a total of 331,759 people entered, an average of 23,644 visitors per day.
The drop was most dramatic in the days before the opening, when visitor numbers at the Louvre, which is located within a secure perimeter set up by authorities, fell by 45%.
At the time, the Louvre was severely affected by the security perimeter that authorities had set up along the river to protect the opening ceremony, with many public transportation stations closed and strict access restrictions even for pedestrians (security passage was required to enter the fenced area).
The deterrent effect of these measures is also reflected in the overall tourism volume in Paris, in addition to the cancellation of night visits on July 24 and the total closure of the Louvre on the 25th and 26th. Preparations for the opening ceremony, of which the museum is one.
A few days before the Olympics, the cumulative number of visitors was only 166,604.
In contrast, in the first half of July, the Louvre received a total of 351,634 visitors, which was only a slight decrease (-1%) compared to the period from July 1 to 14, 2023.
From January to July this year, the Louvre received a total of 5,006,071 visitors, a 4% decrease from the first seven months of last year.
A drop in museum attendance has already been seen in other cities hosting the Olympics, such as London in 2012, although Paris hopes to mitigate this with the appeal of its monuments and, above all, because many of the Olympic events are located in the heart of the city. Efei
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