Twenty Minutes at the Louvre Museum

An honest, whirlwind tour of the Louvre, visiting only the two greatest hits that tourists usually want to see: the Mona Lisa (at 12:19) and the Venus de Milo (at 16:15). Yes, it's possible to do this in less than half an hour if you know what you're doing and you're in a rush (I've done it as a tour guide endless times). This shows the logistics of seeing the Louvre, without the period music and highly selective editing of a typical tourist video.

I also show some very brief shots of other parts of the museum (16:58) just so that you can see the difference between the beaten tourist track and everything else. The video is designed to be seen with the closed-caption narration turned on (the scenes make more sense that way), although you can leave that off if you are just interested in the visuals.

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[TC1931]

thank goodness i visited aroungd 1950. no crowds at all, maybe being holidays in august there?

[Mxsmanic]

@TC1931 I think it has probably become more popular over the years, as more and more people around the world have become affluent enough to be able to afford to travel to Paris. But I wasn't around in 1950, so I can't compare directly.

[jairomartins]

I loved it. It feels like I'm actually there.

[moon88989]

@Mxsmanic Thank you

[Mxsmanic]

@moon88989 Currently the Louvre is open in the evenings until 9:45 PM on Wednesdays and Fridays. If you go then, there are relatively few people and you can relax while visiting. If you visit in winter, there are also fewer tourists and the atmosphere inside is comfortable instead of being oppressively hot and humid.

[moon88989]

@Mxsmanic Thank you for your answer, but I want to ask a question please what are the days which reduces the congestion of people or a month? Through you I went to the museum what Xi, who do not like the noise I mean people, and adapt it there is something other

[Mxsmanic]

@moon88989 Some areas are air-conditioned, some not. The Grand Gallery and the room where the Mona Lisa is kept are air-conditioned moderately well. Many other parts of the most popular tourist paths through the museum are not, and they are extremely hot and humid in warm weather.

[moon88989]

@Mxsmanic No air conditioning in any department? Do you have a warm atmosphere inside the Museum of Adhan this art because of the harm is too hot, but the restaurants are there in the Louvre itself? Or under the Palace of the Louvre?

[soapbox187]

what intrigues me the most is that these things belonged to people who shaped the face of civilaztion and the way things are run...simply amazing. You dont have to go all the way to paris. we can also support our local city museum...educate yourself and appreciate the things that make life...well...LIFE! :)

[Mxsmanic]

@LizzyFaire I've done that first 17 minutes many, many times, and it is indeed a kind of hell, particularly in summer when it's 85° inside the museum, with no air movement or air conditioning. A lot of tourists seem to want only proof that they've been somewhere. This seems to be especially true with large tour groups from the Far East. Being a confirmed member of their group is more important than actually seeing the sights, it seems.