Courtauld Collection at the Louis Vuitton Foundation

Jane, are you on this website?

https://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/en/exhibitions/exhibition/la-collection-courtauld-le-parti-de-l-impressionnisme.html

All I see is a 16 euro ticket for the Courtauld Collection (with reduced tariff for youths and students).

As to whether it is necessary to book ahead, you might be able to judge by looking at dates close to now and seeing how many openings are available to book.

I would book ahead. Exhibits at the LVF are very popular, and this one is no different. (Sadly it will still be a bit crowded seeing the exhibition, but at least you will know you can get in, instead of being turned away or waiting forever in a long line.). To note though, even with a timed ticket, I've had to wait in line there anyway. So be prepared. It's definitely worth it though.

Lola, I can't get back to the page I was on last night, but it showed a standard entry price of €10; reduced prices were lower. But as soon as I clicked over the the Courtauld page, it showed €16.

Kim, thanks for the tip. We have a couple of free days before our RS tours starts, so I will definitely book a spot.

the price is 16E for adult entry. As with most museums you can't book the special exhibit without paying the basic entry. Sometimes you can pay a basic entry without the extra for a special exhibit e.g. at the Louvre, but you cannot do the reverse. The official website only shows the 10 Euro ticket for those eligible for reduced admission price.

Thanks, Janet. I must have misread the first page I was on. The €16 price isn't a problem, but I don't want to pay more than I have to! :-)

I appreciate your post as it reminds me I have to book this for our trip this May and June -- we have never been to this museum and I have heard it is excellent.

Just ordered my tickets!

Excellent! And like Janet, I thank you as it reminds me that I need to get my ticket too! (Which is really pathetic as I see the posters for this exhibition all over the metro every day!!)

Bonjour from Paris! I just wanted to say thank you for this thread. We are not yet very experienced with respect to finding this kind of thing, so this was most helpful. We went today and really enjoyed it. We got tickets just late last week. We arrived early and were allowed to enter at the time as opposed to having to wait. It wasn't horribly crowded. And Denis, ever the architect, got to dissect the work of a name architect, something he always enjoys. So again, thanks!

Donna

Donna and Dennis, it's funny that you just posted on this thread, because Jane just went to the exhibition a few days ago! When I saw the thread pop up, I thought wow, how is Jane finding time to write about her experience while she's on her trip???!!

Hi, Kim, Donna, and Dennis:

Not much time for posting, but I had to respond to this one!

We did go this past Sunday afternoon, and it was packed! The first few rooms were especially crowded, but the art was amazing. There was a Seurat drawing that
I now covet, and a Cezanne water color that might fit in DH's bag... But then
I got to the Turner room, and nearly collapsed in tears. I have never seen better water colors. Ever.

Thanks, everyone, for the tips and help. Anyone who is going to be in Paris the next month or so, please check this out. You will not regret it. Lola posted a link upthread. Kim, get yourself over there. You have no excuse!

there are a few really wonderful and well known pieces in this collection. It was not super crowded when we went. I think the building is ugly but the roof terraces are wonderful. There is free coat check but the bathroom situation is a bit of a joke. On the first floor when I was there there was one booth open for everyone; the child's bathroom and second booth were both locked. I assume there must be a bathroom elsewhere in the place but I didn't spot it. I was like fourth in line and it took nearly 15 minutes to get my turn.

One great thing is that you get free entry to the Jardin Acclimatation which is an amusement park aimed at young kids and families. It is quite lovely and you will want to spend a little time there. Bring a picnic if it fits your time frame. It has wonderful unique rides for kids as well as typical small carnival rides. My favorite was a deconstructed merry go round i.e. the horses are free to gallop around the field rather than going in circles. The horses, about the size of ponies, run on tracks and trot up and down -- they are big enough for adults to ride with small children (or alone). It is a pretty place as a garden to stroll even for adults. You will also want to give yourself time to enjoy the roof terrace of the museum; there is a coffee bar up there.

Note they offer a shuttle from CDG Etoille to the museum and back for an extra 2 Euro per person; we picked up the shuttle to the museum easily but on return there were about 50 people waiting and the navette holds maybe 12 people -- about 9 seated. There was no way this was going to work for us as we would have waited at least an hour for the thing to come and go before we could have boarded and we had an evening event so we ended up paying 35 for a cab across town. I would recommend taking the metro 1 to Les Sablons rather than getting off at Etoiille and walking over which would take 15 or 20 minutes. We really kicked ourselves for not going back that way since it was rush hour and the cab was slow.

Indeed the wall from the metro is easy and from what I saw the time friends insisted on taking the shuttle, much easier and faster!!!

Janet, we took the metro, and had no trouble. Unfortunately, we didn't realize the ticket included entry to the Jardin Acclimation until after we had a tasty but very pricey lunch at the museum. But all was forgiven once I saw the Turners. And the Seurat drawing.

Jane -- the food in the garden late in the day at least was truly awful -- I think our galette had sat in a warmer for hours -- so you didn't miss anything. But the garden is just quite charming.

We shared the seafood combo - that's not what they called it, but that's what it was. There was a tasty salmon carpaccio with some kind of pesto - chives I think. Then a delicate crab soup, actually a broth, probably made from the shells. Then some incredibly delicate fried shrimp, a quinoa risotto, and a great Chablis. I think it came to 60-some odd euros. That's for sharing one entree (not a main course) and one glass of wine each. Yikes!