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Louvre and other Paris museums plan Saturday closures

The announced closures concern October 24, ahead of planned demonstrations.

By Ayal · October 23, 2026

The Louvre’s Napoleon Courtyard photographed in March 2020. Archival venue photograph; not an image of the October 2026 protests or closures. Benh LIEU SONG ( Flickr ) / Louvre Courtyard, Looking West.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louvre_Courtyard,_Looking_West.jpg License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 Provider-sized copy; no content edits. Display may crop to fit cards.

The Louvre, Orsay and Picasso museums were among Paris venues set to close on Saturday, October 24, France’s culture ministry told AP. Authorities cited safety concerns around planned demonstrations.

Art Basel Paris also canceled its weekend program, AP reported. These are announced closures, rather than evidence that every cultural venue is closed. Visitors should check each institution’s current notice before traveling.