Overtourism, chaos and long queue is the current picture of the world’s largest art museum – the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Finding it difficult to handle the crowd, staffs of this most famed historic monument of France’s capital, have decided to restrict the entry of visitors now. 
Being one of the world’s most visited tourist destinations and home to Leonardo Da Vinci’s supremely famous Mona Lisa painting, it encounters a large number of tourist footfalls all through the year.
Year 2018, holds the national as well as the world record of hosting 10.2 million guests at the Louvre in central Paris, and the figure is expected to grow again this year.
The museum management says a huge influx in the number of visitors has led to a “unprecedented deterioration” in conditions for both guests and staffs.
In fact, officials had to restrict access to the world’s most visited museum for three days, last month, for the reason of the chaos caused by queues to see the renowned ‘Mona Lisa’ in her new temporary home in the Medici gallery.
To its solution, the museum management has come up with an appropriate action of ‘obligatory advance booking option’. Hence, online ticket booking is compulsory to visit Louvre.
The museum said that as high numbers of visitors “are expected in the coming days, we strongly recommend to buy tickets online to ensure entry to the museum.” It said only booking online “can guarantee your entrance.”
In the meantime, the Louvre has borrowed some tricks from the French capital’s road traffic management system, including screens at the entrance warning that the museum is full or crowded, as well as warning on its website.
