Easter vacation 2023 at the Louvre Museum

Published by Margot de Sortiraparis · Photos by Cécile de Sortiraparis · Published on April 14, 2023 at 07:00 p.m.
This year, during the Easter vacations, how about a little trip to the most famous (and richest) museum in Paris? Of course, the Louvre comes to mind and even if it's not the friendly museum you'd think of at first, they offer tons of activities for kids and families!

Here we go again: one more round of school vacations with the kids, as it's soon the Easter vacations, from April 22 to May 9, 2023. So, how to keep busy with the little ones during this period? Go to the Louvre Museum for a fun and cultural family outing!

What's on the agenda for the Easter vacations ? Of course, there are the traditional guided tours for young people, which the museum offers from the age of 4, storytelling tours in some of the museum's rooms (accessible to toddlers, including babies), workshops... The best thing about going to the Louvre with your children is that all the workshops are free, provided you have a valid admission ticket and reserve in advance! For the guided tours or storytelling, count €12 in addition to the admission ticket for an adult and €8 for a child.

Every day and all day long, a special area for families is set up: in the Forum area, meet with the children in the Studio, to play assembly games, construction games, the giant memory of silhouettes, discover the sensory table, read quietly... The Studio has been designed in connection with the museum's sculpture collections and various activities are planned during the vacations, including the discovery of the material library!

To find out all about the works of art in the Louvre, mediators will be on hand in the Richelieu wing for 20-minute mini-mediations every day at 10:30 am, 11:00 am, 11:30 am, 2:30 pm, 3:00 pm, and 3:30 pm during the Easter vacations! And let's not forget the big family weekend dedicated to Islamic art, which falls on the very first weekend of the vacations - April 22 and 23 - with guided tours and creative workshops for the whole family.

At home, the Petit Louvre offers a whole host of activities to keep the family learning and discovering the Louvre's masterpieces: treasure hunts, storytelling, culinary arts, plastic arts, coloring... There's plenty to keep you busy during the Easter vacations of 2023!

On the program for these vacations:

  • Workshops


Motrimusée-Wake up the sculpture

In pairs, children and adults will discover a work of art, and will be told its story. A privileged moment of discovery, observation, complicity and exchange to replay the work in the workshop through the body.

  • When? April 24, 26, 27 and May 3, 5
  • For whom? Families and children aged 3 to 5


Travel diary in the Louvre

From antiques to paintings, explore the museum and draw the rooms and works of your choice in your notebook as a souvenir of your trip to the Louvre.

  • When ? April 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and May 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 at 10:30 am
  • For whom ? families aged 8 and over


A Waterscape

During a plastic workshop, children discover the works in the museum and then have fun reinterpreting them in the rooms of the Studio. During this term, come and create a landscape inspired by the collections of paintings.

  • When ? every Monday, Thursday and Saturday of school vacations
  • For whom ? children from 6 to 8 years old


A delicate tapestry

During a plastic workshop, children discover works of art in the museum and then have fun reinterpreting them in the rooms of the Studio. During this term, come and create a paper tapestry inspired by the collections of art objects from the Middle Ages.

  • When ? April 22, 24, 26, 27, 29 and May 3, 4, 6 at 2:30 pm
  • For whom? 6-8 years old


Artist apprentices: the portrait

Children play the artist to learn about the preparatory work for the creation of a portrait.

  • When ? April 23, 26, 28, 30 and May 3, 5, 7 at 2:30 pm
  • For whom? 9-11 years old


My dream palace in the lands of Islam

After having made several drawings during the visit of the department of Islamic arts, create your own oriental palace in a family workshop.

  • When ? April 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and May 3, 4, 6, 7 at 10:30 am
  • For whom ? families from 8 years old

Story to touch : Milon of Crotone

Milon of Crotone is a high-level athlete. Discover his story, then in a workshop put it into pictures and make a tactile book.

  • When ? Thursday 27 and Friday 28 April, from 2 to 5 pm
  • For whom ? families from 8 years old


  • Storytelling tours

Little tales of emotion

Love, joy, and even anger... A whirlwind of emotions to discover in the paintings of the Louvre Museum.

  • When? May 3 and 5, at 2:30 pm
  • For whom? Families from 4 years old


Athena, Zeus and other stories

In the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, discover the stories of Achilles and Ulysses, as well as Selene, Endymion, Ceres, and Aphrodite.

  • When ? April 26 and May 3 at 2:30 pm
  • For whom ? families from 8 years old


  • Guided tours

My first visit to the Louvre

From Egyptian antiquities to Greek sculptures, from the Mona Lisa to the great French paintings, take a family tour of the Louvre and discover the secrets of its most famous works.

  • When? Every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 am
  • For whom? From 6 years old


Along the Nile

From fishing to harvesting, from writing to leisure activities, browse the collections of Egyptian antiquities and discover with your family the daily life in the time of the pharaohs.

  • When ? April 22, 24, 26, 29 and May 3, 6 at 10 am and 3 pm
  • For whom ? from 8 years old

Gods and heroes

From sculpture to ancient ceramics, come and (re)discover with your family the great Greek myths from Heracles to Dionysus.

  • When ? April 23, 28, 30 at 10 am and May 4, 5, 7 at 3 pm
  • For whom ? families, from 8 years old

Monsters and fantastic creatures

From oriental antiquities to medieval sculptures, fantastic creatures populate the museum's collections. Winged bulls, dragons and giant snakes, discover these fabulous monsters with your family.

  • When ? April 23, 24, 27, 30 and May 4, 7 at 3 pm
  • For whom ? families, from 8 years old

Music !

Come and discover through this visit the musicians' gallery or the music room, the instruments represented in the works and the links between painting and music.

  • When ? April 22, 26, 28, 29 and May 3, 5, 6 at 3pm
  • For whom ? families from 8 years old

The Studio

  • Discovery of the material library (Monday, April 24 from 2 to 5 pm)
  • Storytelling: Pygmalion and Galatea (Wednesday, April 26 at 3:30 and 4:30 pm)
  • Tactile History (Thursday, April 27 and Friday, April 28 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm)
  • The scent of the works (April 29 and 30, from 2 to 5 pm)
  • Impromptus in the rooms (April 29 and 30, 2 to 5 pm)
  • Sculpture in resonance (May 3 and 4, 2 to 5 pm)
  • To your senses! (May 5 and 6, from 2 to 5 pm)

Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From April 22, 2023 to May 8, 2023

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    Location

    musée du louvre
    75001 Paris 1

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    Access
    Metro Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre

    Prices
    Billet d'entrée - 25 ans: Free
    Tarif réduit visite (en plus du billet d'entrée): €9
    Tarif plein visite (en plus du billet d'entrée): €12
    Billet d'entrée tarif plein: €17

    Official website
    www.louvre.fr

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    www.ticketlouvre.fr

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