Opening times, ticket prices and how to get here
The Louvre-Lens Museum is open daily from 10am to 6pm ( Closed on Tuesdays)
Annual closing on 1st January, 1st of May and 25th December
The library and bookshop welcome you every day, except on Tuesdays, from 10am to 6pm.
🌼 The park is open every day from 7am to 9pm (from 16th April to 31st October ) and from 8am to 7pm (from 1st November to 15th April )
Galerie du Temps and Pavillon de Verre
Ticket : Free
Temporary exhibitions gallery
Full-price : €11 / 18–25-year-olds : €6 / under-18 : free
99 rue Paul Bert, 62300 Lens
By Train, car, plane or on foot, the Louvre-Lens is on easy reach!
Useful information:
– Regular trains every day from Paris, Lille and Arras to the Lens station.
– From the station, approximately 25 minutes walk, along a landscaped footpath.
– Two free car parks close to the museum: 120 rue Paul Bert in Lens, and 123 rue Mirabeau in Liévin.
Lens can be reached via the A21 motorway, which is linked to motorways A1 – E17 (Lille–Paris) and A26 – E15 (Calais–Reims)
Free parking:
Louvre-Lens car park (or Paul Bert car park), rue Paul Bert in Lens: 232 spaces, including four disabled spaces, 5-minute walk from the museum.
This city car park is shared with the supporters and the partners of the RC Lens football club. Avoid this car park and favour the Jean-Jaurès car park instead on football game days.
Drop-off point:
Disabled people are strongly advised to use the disabled car park by the drop-off point (via the rue Paul Bert in Lens).
Louvre-Lens car park (or Jean Jaurès car park), rue du docteur Piette in Liévin:
300 spaces, 10-minute walk from the museum through the park. 10 spaces for campers.
Note: the Jean Jaurès car park is only open during park opening hours.
USE THIS CAR PARK ON FOOTBALL GAME DAYS:
La Scène car park (via the rue Paul Bert, opposite the restaurant Chez Cathy): 60 spaces.
Opens one hour before each performance at the museum.
Bollaert-Delelis stadium car park (access through rue Boulloche in Lens)
2,000 spaces, 15 minutes walk from the museum
Tadao, the Lens-Liévin, Hénin-Carvin and Béthune-Bruay bus network, serves the museum.
ROUTE 41:
Get off at the ‘Louvre-Lens’ stop, rue Paul Bert (200 metres by foot from the museum).
This stop is recommended for people prone to tiredness or with reduced mobility.
Buses on route 41 stop at the museum every hour or half hour.
BULLE 1 :
Get off at the ‘Parc Louvre-Lens’ stop, rue Georges Bernanos. This stop is located at the entrance to the park 600 metres from on the museum by foot.
The path through the park is accessible for disabled people, although they are recommended to use route 41.
Bulle 1 serves the museum every 8 minutes.
It is advisable to buy a ticket before boarding the bus.
GROUP COACHES :
Drop-off and pick-up point in the museum park for coach drivers.
Coach parking at the Jean Jaurès car park in Liévin, Rue Mirabeau (15 spaces).
TGV high-speed train direct from Paris in 1 hr 8 min.
Lens station is served by local TER trains from the region’s main towns.
Money-saving tip
Take a TER train using the Pass Transport Louvre-Lens, entitling you to 50% off a return ticket and admission to the temporary exhibition for €8 instead of €10 (valid for trains from stations in the Hauts-de-France region; go to the ticket desk of the station you are leaving from to take advantage of this offer).
GETTING TO THE MUSEUM FROM THE STATION ?
ROUTE 41 BUS :
Get off at the ‘Louvre-Lens’ stop, rue Paul Bert (200 metres from the museum by foot).
This stop is recommended for people prone to tiredness and suffering from reduced mobility.
It is located near the Hôtel Louvre-Lens.
Route 41 links the museum to Lens station, every hour or half hour.
BY BUS, WITH BULLE 1 :
Get off at the ‘Parc Louvre-Lens’ stop, rue Georges Bernanos. This stop is located at the entrance to the park, 600 metres from the museum by foot.
The path through the park is accessible for disabled people, although they are recommended to use route 41.
Bulle 1 links the museum to Lens station, every 8 minutes.
⚠️WARNING:
It is not recommended to get off at the ‘Liévin Louvre-Lens’ stop, which is 1 km from the museum.
It is advisable to buy a ticket before boarding the bus.
The shuttle that used to link the station and the museum has been replaced by route 41 and Bulle 1.
The disabled are strongly advised to use the disabled car park near the drop-off point (via the rue Paul Bert in Lens).
Visitors who do not have documentation entitling them to park in one of the disabled parking spaces can also be dropped off at the drop-off point.
It is possible to receive assistance from a member of the visitor services team by phoning us on 03 21 18 62 62 or emailing us at: accessibilite@louvrelens.fr
Note: for people with reduced mobility, it takes much longer to reach the museum from the other car parks (see the simplified map below).
The museum can loan you a pushchair free of charge. All you have to do is show some ID.
Ask in the reception space
The museum can lend you a folding stool. All you have to do is ask.
Ask at the reception space
The museum can lend you a wheelchair free of charge. All you have to do is show some ID.
Go to the ticket desk or the reception space in the entrance hall.
The museum can lend you a magnifying glass free of charge (with LED light). All you have to do is show some ID.
The Louvre-Lens had to demonstrate its excellence in accordance with the Qualité TourismeTM criteria.
The essential requirements for satisfying visitors are :
– A warm welcome
– Attentive staff
– Mastery of foreign languages
– Personalised services
– Clear, precise information
– Provision of cleanliness and comfort
– Help in discovering a destination
– Taking account of customers’ views (thanks to the systematic analysis of satisfaction surveys and requests).
With Qualité Tourisme™, our services are regularly subjected to independent evaluation at least once every 5 years in the form of an anonymous inspection.
This system enables us to reap the benefits of a policy of constant improvement of our services with the aim of providing a better visitor experience.
The Môm’Art charter was drawn up by parents and visitors keen to assist children in museums. The aim is to help museums and cultural sites cater to families better.
By signing the charter, the museum is demonstrating its commitment to doing its utmost to cater for children and families.
Information and bookings
Guided tours, activities, performances and talks:
Individuals and Groups : 03 21 18 62 62