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The Louvre Museum

Egyptian Antiquities Tickets

Included with The Louvre Museum tickets

Timings

RECOMMENDED DURATION

5 hours

Sphinx statue in the Egyptian Antiquities section of the Louvre, Paris.
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Quick overview

Access: Included in all standard Louvre general admission tickets
Separate ticket:Not required
When you'll see it: Midway through the standard museum route (Sully and Denon wings)
Visit duration: 45–60 mins self-guided/90 mins with an official guide
Best time: Wednesday and Friday evening slots (extended hours)
Restrictions: No flash photography or selfie sticks. No large bags or luggage allowed.

Ancient Egyptian sarcophagi on display at the Louvre Museum.

Egyptian Antiquities is included with all Louvre Museum tickets. No separate ticket is needed. The department sits mainly in the Sully Wing across the lower ground and ground floors, and you can make it one of your first stops after entering through the Pyramid or Carrousel. Book reserved access or assisted entry if you want to reach Sully quickly and start here before museum-wide traffic builds.

How to best experience Egyptian Antiquities

Best time to visit

Go early if this is your priority. The first 60–90 minutes after opening usually feel calmer here than late morning, when Louvre traffic spreads into Sully. If you want more space around the cases, don’t leave this department for after lunch.

How long to spend

Allow 30–45 minutes for a highlights pass, or 60–90 minutes for a focused visit. The Great Sphinx of Tanis, the Seated Scribe, coffins, and relief rooms need time to register. Don’t squeeze it into a 15-minute detour.

Where it fits in your itinerary

Make this your first major stop if Ancient Egypt is the reason you came. Most visitors drift toward Denon first, so Sully often rewards deliberate planning. If you save it for the end, long museum walking usually shortens your attention span.

Crowd patterns

These rooms are calmer than the Mona Lisa circuit, but they’re not empty. Foot traffic usually rises from about 11am–3pm as school groups and late starters fan out. If you want easier sightlines around the Sphinx, avoid that window.

What to prioritize if time is short

Start with the Great Sphinx of Tanis, then the Seated Scribe, then one funerary section with painted coffins or carved reliefs. Move from monumental stone works to smaller cases. Otherwise, the department can blur into a long sequence of objects.

Common mistakes to avoid

Most visitors walk too quickly and read too little here. Alternate your pace between statue, case, and wall relief so the collection doesn’t flatten out. Another common mistake is entering without a wing plan — go to Sully first, not Denon.

Best tickets to experience Egyptian Antiquities

Ticket typeWhy choose it

Reserved access

Best if you want to go straight to Sully and explore independently without losing time at the ticket counter

Assisted entry

Useful if Louvre arrival logistics feel confusing; the hosted intro helps you get oriented before heading to Egyptian Antiquities

Small-group guided tour

Choose this for expert context and easier navigation, but confirm the route includes Egyptian Antiquities before booking

Why it’s worth seeing

What makes the Louvre Egyptian collection worth slowing down for is range: you’re not looking at a single tomb, but at writing, sculpture, burial objects, temple fragments, and royal imagery across millennia. Most visitors expect mummies and leave remembering stone faces, painted coffins, and the department’s quieter rhythm. Follow the zones below in order, because this part of the museum reads best as a sequence rather than a checklist.

Zone 1: The crypt of the sphinx

Start on the lower ground floor with the Great Sphinx of Tanis. It anchors the department physically and mentally: one massive granite form, worn but still authoritative, set among other large-scale works. This is the right place to reset your museum pace. Stand slightly off-center first, then circle slowly so the size and surface damage read clearly.

Zone 2: Writing, portraiture, and daily life

Move next into the galleries where smaller objects begin to matter. This is where the Seated Scribe changes the tone of the visit: after the monumental stone works, you suddenly meet a face that feels alert and individual. Stay long enough to compare statues, tools, and inscriptions. The department becomes easier once you see it as a civilization of people, not only rulers.

Zone 3: Funerary art and sacred spaces

Finish in the funerary and chapel-focused rooms, where painted coffins, carved reliefs, and architectural fragments show how Egyptians planned for the afterlife. These galleries reward slower looking because surface detail does much of the work. Look first at the wall carving, then at the object beside it. That sequence helps the symbols, ritual scenes, and scale make sense.

Historical & cultural significance

The Egyptian Antiquities department took shape in the 19th century, when France turned Egyptology into a serious scholarly field after hieroglyphs were deciphered. Formally established at the Louvre in 1827, it expanded the museum beyond royal collections and European painting into the study of ancient civilisations. Today, it still functions as a teaching collection as much as a display, used by researchers, school groups, and first-time visitors to read Egypt through objects, script, and ritual.
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Notable figures

Charles X | Royal patron

Created the Louvre’s Egyptian Museum in 1827, giving the collection formal institutional status.

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Jean-Francois Champollion | First curator

Deciphered hieroglyphs and became the first curator of the Louvre’s Egyptian collection.

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Auguste Mariette | Archaeologist

Helped shape French Egyptology and expanded Egyptian holdings through excavation and scholarship.

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Gaston Maspero | Egyptologist

Strengthened cataloguing, research, and conservation around Egyptian antiquities in France.

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Know before you go

  • Open: Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, 9am–6pm; Wednesday and Friday, 9am–9pm
  • Last entry: 1 hour before closing
  • Rooms cleared: 30 minutes before closing
  • Closed: Tuesday, January 1, May 1, and December 25

​Detailed timings

Address: Musée du Louvre, Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France

  • Nearest metro: Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre or Louvre-Rivoli; both are a short walk to the main entrances
  • Best entry point: Pyramid entrance or Carrousel du Louvre entrance, then head toward the Sully Wing
  • Position in museum: Mainly in the Sully Wing across the lower ground and ground floors
  • Route note: No direct outside entrance exists for Egyptian Antiquities; you must enter through the Louvre first

​Get directions

  • Wheelchair access: Yes; the Louvre Museum is wheelchair accessible
  • Elevators: Available between major levels; staff can direct you to the shortest accessible route to Sully
  • Strollers: Allowed, and the main circulation areas are stroller-friendly
  • Walking demand: Moderate; the department spans multiple rooms and levels, so expect extended walking and standing
  • Visitor support: Gallery labels are extensive, and selected Louvre tickets include an audio guide for added context
  • Photography: Usually allowed without flash, but flash, extra lighting, and selfie sticks are prohibited
  • Bags: Large bags and suitcases are not allowed; free lockers are available for smaller items
  • Food and drink: Not permitted inside exhibition galleries
  • Re-entry: Not permitted once you leave the museum
  • Security: Timed tickets skip the ticket counter, but security screening still applies on arrival

Frequently asked questions about Egyptian Antiquities

Yes. Entry to Egyptian Antiquities is included with every valid Louvre Museum ticket. No separate ticket exists.

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