The Louvre Museum is raising the price of its entrance tickets in January 2024

The Louvre Museum said it would raise its basic ticket price to 22 euros from 17 euros beginning next month in the latest sign that visitors may face higher costs ahead of next year’s Summer Olympics in Paris.

The Louvre, which expects to have welcomed nearly 9 million visitors by the end of the year, said the approximately 30 percent price hike would go into effect on Jan 15th, 2024 and was part of the museum’s effort to offset rising energy costs and support its free admission programs geared toward local residents.

As a reminder, 20% of the income from the yearly entrance tickets at the Louvre is dedicated to new acquisitions.