The troubled Louvre turns to tourists
Iconic Paris museum raises tickets to fund urgent repairs and security upgrades PARIS: The Louvre Museum faces simultaneous security, structural and financial pressures after last month’s €95 million jewel heist exposed vulnerabilities that have since deepened into a wider institutional crisis. The museum, already struggling with aging infrastructure and increasing operational demands, is now implementing sweeping measures ranging from ticket price hikes to major surveillance upgrades. The museum has confirmed that visitors from outside the EU or the European Economic Area will face a 45% ticket increase from January 14, with the price rising to €32. Officials said the change
