Visiting the Louvre with kids can be really fun!
Are you looking for an idea for a family cultural outing? Do you want to awaken your children’s aesthetic sense? To stimulate their artistic curiosity? The Louvre is for you! Some people think about it but don’t dare. Too big, too impressive…
Ludo & Sophie’s experienced family guides will sweep away all your misgivings. We will take you to the most famous museum in France and offer you fun and educational tours, specially designed for your little ones, available in public or private mode for an exceptional and unforgettable experience.
These simple and reassuring activities will create a whole host of shared memories, filled with works of art and fascinating ancient myths.
1 – DISCOVER THE LOUVRE’S MASTERPIECES
The Louvre is indeed home to some universal masterpieces of sculpture and painting, from the Raft of the Medusa to The Winged Victory of Samothrace, including Liberty Guiding the People and The Venus de Milo. And last but not least, the famous Mona Lisa, whose enigmatic smile has never ceased to bewitch visitors.
Ludo&Sophie offers family friendly guided tours to visit the Louvre with kids. Choose below the masterpieces of the Louvre tour that suits your children ages:
The masterpieces of the Louvre explained to children (from 7 to 12 years old)
Masterpieces of the Louvre explained to teenagers (from 13 years old)
2 – A DEEP DIVE INTO THE EGYPTIAN HISTORY
Ludo & Sophie also offer tailor-made tours to visit the Louvre with kids also in the less frequented but nevertheless valuable departments of antiquities.
The monumental Great Sphinx of Tanis will welcome you in the section devoted to Ancient Egypt. You will also admire one of the most beautiful funerary monuments of the Old Kingdom: the Mastaba of Akhethetep, a 4,000 year old funerary chapel. Mummies, sarcophagi and jewels are also on the agenda of the agency’s family guided tours.
Egypt at the time of the Pharaons (from 6 to 12 years old)
3 – ENJOY THE STORIES OF MYTHOLOGY WITH TEM
The department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, steeped in the exploits of the ancient gods and heroes of mythology, presents some of the most emblematic works of Western culture: The Venus de Milo, The Winged Victory of Samothrace.
Even better. In the heart of the Mesopotamian galleries, you can take a magical trip back in time in the Khorsabad Court (Department of Oriental Antiquities). This unique place presents the remains of a gigantic city built at the end of the 8th century BC in the Assyrian Empire, in the north of present-day Iraq.
It is also a good way to visit the Louvre with kids as they normally know and love mythology!
Choose below the mythology tour that suits your children ages:
Monsters and heroes of mythology – Storytelling tour (5-10 years old)
Heroes of Greek Mythology (8-13 years old)
They enjoyed the Louvre experience with us !!
« Kids loved it! We did the tour of the Egypt Wing of the Louvres kids guided tour and our 2 (ages 8 and 10) where hanging on the guides every word. A great way to introduce the kids to a bit of Paris culture. »
Michelle L (may 2022) on TripAdvisor
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Hello! I’m interested in a family Louvre tour for either April 1 or 2. We are a family of 4 (children aged 8 &10). Do you have any availability? If so, can you tell me more about the cost?
Hello Krista. Please send an email to visiteprivee@ludoetsophie.com. We’ll do anything to find a tour guide for you. Best regards/