The Louvre Without Tourists - Louvre Museum Paris
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- The Louvre without tourists - it's an entirely different kind of experience. Visit the Louvre with me as it opens just after shutting down for COVID 19. Help me make better videos at / jayswanson and then find me on the internet in all of the usual spots:
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What's the Louvre like without tourists? Pretty amazing (and pretty empty).
My name is Jay Swanson - I'm an American writer living in Paris on an artist visa and hoping to make the city of light my home base - at least for the foreseeable future. I write science-fiction and fantasy, vlogged daily for 3+ years, and love pizza a little too much.
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Love how the French are being trail blazers in exercising how to do the new normal correctly. A beautiful example of citizens respecting themselves, each other and all their country has to offer. They are handling adversity with class, dignity and intelligence. While back state side. . .
I heard Chris Hayes on "All In" perfectly describe this the other day. Paraphrasing: Other countries handled the virus responsibly and have come out the other side. Under Trump the US has decided that we are just going to live inside our house being on fire. I thought that summed it up pretty well. "Hey, our house is on fire! Okay. Let's just move to another room where the smoke isn't as bad...yet."
Definitely happy to be here
all of this is not normal..
Jay, when you said you were going to wander, I said to myself I hope he wanders over in front of that AMAZING hell scape painting haha. and you did, score of 100!
Whatever happened to Eddie? Have we seen him since his tools got lifted from the bushes? Can't see the Louvre and not think of that.
Haha, poor Eddie. He's off on a variety of adventures like ski instruction in Canada. The dude is a boss, tools or no
Wow, heavenly and surreal. Tomorrow is exactly one year from my one and only (so far) trip to the Louvre, after waiting decades to get to Paris for the first time ever. Thank you for sharing, so much!
Hope you can make it back someday too!
I use to go to the Louvre every week. It was free for students. I remember when the Mona Lisa wasn’t behind the case. You could just walk up and enjoy it.
It must have been great to see the Mona Lisa so close😊.Is it no longer free for students?
European youth of all educational persuasions =)
I remember that, too. I think someone attacked the painting and that's why they had to protect it more. (Maybe I'm remembering that wrong.) I did enjoy going every week, too when I was a student there. But the Louvre is so massive that it's exhausting. I now prefer Musee d'Orsay.
I went over 20 years ago and it was inside of a glass
Here's hoping Eddie got his tools back!
They have been reconstituted 🍻
Please get a larger size mask!
This one doesn't fit you properly. Be safe!
corona is fake ya?
Oh my, yes! The painting exactly straight ACROSS from the Mona Lisa is sooo gorgeous and HUGE, its a shame that people never stop to enjoy those. Thanks for sharing the Louvre!
Dixie Rose 💯. I’m not anti Mona Lisa, but I think it’s super overrated. The painting directly opposite the ML is amazing, and I’ve spent far more time appreciating it while others elbow each other for a ML selfie.
hi, it is "The Wedding Feast at Cana " by Veronese :)
I was there a little over a year ago looking for those paintings (like jay mentioned in his original Louvre video) and there was construction!!!
I mean, I totally have a ML selfie, but the others are spectacular!
Under normal circumstances i really don´t understand the Mona Lisa hype, to loose so much time when there is so much equally interesting things to see. I never miss the Dutch and French renaissance and baroque, absolutely gorgeous and then there are the impressive Mesopotamian and Egyptian artefacts, well it never ends.
I mean when I went there was the Liberty Leading the people and nobody and I mean nobody was looking at it. As a matter of fact, people were probably able to touch it as well. It's quite odd.
I found being in the first entry wave allows me to enter as though I were the only one there. My first hall - Denton. I am usually the only one walking up the stairs to see the Winged Victory. I was overwhelmed and even gasped aloud as she waited there just for me.
It's a great one to go see right away =)
She was my bucket list. Having read about her being moved during WWII and seeing the pics of her going down the steps to safety. I was SO excited to see her
rather childish comment given the circumstances - let me respond in a slightly more adult fashion :
Closing the Louvre or any museums is pure nonsense, as a physician with over 40 years experience ,with a degree in Public Health, and fully cognizant of the history,mythology, and various methods of simulating epidemics this is medically idiotic nonsense. But if you ever had any doubt of the power of government this is a brazen example of not only their un-limited open-ended arbitrary power but power that devolves from the propaganda of fear as embraced by the stupid, foolish , compliant, and gullible. I am in. a very large city and we are seeing this virus NOWHERE . But that is what your own eyes are telling you. The statistics are irrefutable,the incidence is extremely low , it does not warrant ANY restrictions. Take a stand against fascism , irrational fear, and ridiculous foolishness. !!
Heading there now!!! I hope it is as empty to finally make that picture with Mona Lisa yaay
How it went?
@@nitanhipster well, considering it was a year ago but still it was fantastic ! no queues just you and the art :)Im pretty sure you can get same experience this year still
What a treat without crowds. The dark wall behind the Mona Lisa is really great. The queue to see her is such a good idea. I hope they keep it that way post Covid. I heard Versailles without tourists is pretty amazing too. Thanks for bringing us along!
Wow!! No tourist in paris but the museum is still crowded! It has more people than musuems in my country singapore pre covid!! Yeah..Ms Mona Lisa is tiny!
Pandemonium looks like it should have a sound track. Wagner maybe.
Your cinematography keeps getting better and better!!! LOOOVING the museums being so free these days!
At the 4:00 mark you can see my painting. There is a painting in the Louvre that is a 16th century painting of me. Called La Bella Nani by Veronese. I love it. I am in a blue dress.
Ahhh....It was so lovely to see the Louvera again ...togethera with you! lol I do the same when I'm there Jay...straight up to see the pretty lady and then just flanuer around the rest of the place. Man, I can't tell you how much I wish I was there to experience Paris without touristes. Truly a once in a lifetime unique experience.
I absolutely loved the Louvre, but as you said, it never ends! There was so much I didn't get to see, so I need to go back for sure. So nice that you could be there without all the crowds. Awesome!
Yes, I was hoping you would show us the Louvre sans tourists ( mind you I know some tourist are sneaking in to France) thank you , wish I could travel!! Vive le France avec masks!!
What the world needs now is LOuVrE sweet LOuVrE! Merci!
Lol i thought the same thing when I went into the room with mona Lisa. There are plenty of other paintings that are beautiful but people just want to see the mona lisa because its popular. 2 years later im still watching these videos.
Thanks for sticking with me!
Is it really all that surprising most Louvre tourists are far enamored with Mona Lisa than the other more gloriously detailed paintings? Most people are brainwashed sheep- that's why McDonald's is so popular when in fact, you can find tons of vastly superior mom & pop burger joints in pretty much any city/neighborhood, or even make a better burger at home.
Le louvre il y'a vingt ans.
The Louvre: Thanksgiving Day 2012. Entry via Metro under the pyramid. Cranberry muffin at Starbucks, the only hint of the U.S. holiday I found that day. Crowd as small as you encountered. Random stranger-less pix of many of the best-known pieces, including Winged Victory, Venus de Milo and Monna (yes, two Ns) Lisa. Where I first learned the valuable lesson: LOOK UP! {{sigh}}
Looking up is always a good idea ;D
Oh wow! The barrier is new. Last time I was in the Louvre was 2015. You could spend days inside the Louvre. It is massive and I encourage people to really explore the whole museum, if you have the time. I can't wait to go back to France. I still need to return my host mom's luggage that she lent me lol
So much to see =)
Love your style of videos, Jay. Glad you are staying safe. Your videos helped my wife and I immensely when we visited last year. Missing it so bad :(
So strange to see the Louvre that quiet! My husband and I were there last September. The Mona LIsa was in a temporary location, which took us forever to find and when we did finally find it there was an hour and 45 minute wait. So we skipped it. She wasn't what I came there for anyway. Winged Victory was everything I expected and more. The way they have her displayed as you come up that hallway to the stairs is exquisite.
'Pandemonium' reminds me of Mordor. Have you been to the British Museum? The 'Mona Lisa' is like the 'Rosetta Stone' in the British Museum and if you're 5'1 you can forget being able to see it all with the throngs of people surrounding it. Do I sound bitter? That's just the lack of coffee talking. *Sigh*
Gotta hit up that Code of Hammurabi downstairs in the Louvre 😆
One of my favorite museums when I visited Paris last year in October on my birthday . My highlight of course was seeing the Mona Lisa in person . Thanks for a Walk down memory lane.
Shared some of my photos on Instagram of my visit to the Louvre just before the terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015. I hope to return someday soon. Thank you so much for this wonderful video. It is magical.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it =D
So jealous. I’d love nothing more to enjoy the louvre without the mass crowd.
What a great vlog, as a museum curator I am happy to see museum patrons and safety measures being respected. Thanks for sharing, I can’t wait to get back to traveling and visiting museums.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very cool. Reminds me of when we visited on one of the nighttime openings. Literally a ‘night and day’ situation. We came in via the ‘back way’ per your instructions for our night visit and we felt like we had snuck in after hours (which I suppose, in a way, we did). Highly recommended!
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sharing!
Hi Jay Great vid again .. must confess iv been Paris 4 times with wife but every time something happend that meant we never got to go into Louvre one day i will make it but your vids take me there until them
I was there today and it was super empty as well...at 11am on a Friday...in the summer. Felt so weird!
It's a delightful kinda weird =D
I always look at the other paintings in the "Mona Lisa" room.
Great =D
I wouldn't mind if you went back and strolled around for a few hours making 1 of your timelapse videos. Some nice music and watching the fantastic art stroll by.
The Louvre is Massive. We spent easily 5 hours there, and almost crawled back out exhausted. Definitively is a place to visit frequently. BTW, is that your replacement bag?
It's well worth frequent short visits - longer visits get exhausting quick. And no - I suffered a day with the broken zipper - can't wait to get my hands on the new one! Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
My own personal advice is to spend no more than 2 hours in a museum (1 hour with children) - unless it's a one time visit, of course.
We were there last summer. Loved it! Would have loved it more with less people. 😂
It's really nice without lots of people =D
Hey buddy I'm gonna watch your Louvre tour video next but I'm assuming it's not ♿ friendly. I'm just here to warn Y'all my fellow wheelchair people how much of a disaster of accessibility it is. I know it is because it is a hundreds year old palace but still...do u want me to elaborate on it or do u understand where might I be coming from?
I get you for sure - lots of stairs. I'm sorry it isn't easier to access.
@@JaySwanson not only that. The lifts are placed in random places all through the palace. The Louvre scape room. It's virtually impossible to get from the Venus de Milo to the Mona Lisa quickly. Try.
Le Deluge by Théodore Géricault is my favorite painting in the Louvre.
Ooh that's a really cool one! I haven't seen it in person I don't think; I'll keep my eyes out next time.
Magical....... i was there in 2015.....later that night was the terrorist attacks which closed Paris down for our last 3 days there. Loved the Louvre.
wow great vlog
thanks again for walk through the louvre
My pleasure 😊
Thank you Jay. I suppose mostly everyone there are from paris or other parts of France or EU? Ain’t no ’mericans or asian tourist there.
My favorite painting is the one on the opposite side of the Mona Lisa. It takes up the whole wall!
That one is amazing =)
Omg I’d probably get lost enjoying everything else. Probably do the Mona Lisa last or something so many pretty paintings and artifacts, statues in there. I’d be in awe and I’m be taking LOTS of photography pictures. So it probably take me all day lol that ceiling 🥰😍. Can I ask how much is it to get into museum?
When I visited last Sept the Mona Lisa was near the sculpture garden, somewhere in the upper rooms (I think). Line started at the entrance underneath the pyramid so definitely didn't take a minute to get to the front of the line...but it was enjoyable.
I thought it was a John Martin even before you mentioned it. He came from a Northumberland village about 30 miles from where I live and had a unique vision, even for the Romantic era. For another apocalyptic painting of his that might inspire you, check out images of Sodom and Gomorrah, and The Bard , both kept in my local art gallery. Definitely a good time to visit the Louvre atm.
Hi Jay, my main issue with France and mainly Paris is the copyright laws. Where they happy for you to film at the Louvre? did you have to buy a permit? I thought the video and photography had to be for personal use only? Another great Paris video. The Mona Lisa is bigger than I thought when I saw it, as everyone complained it was very small.
Still a lot of people considering the circumstances. I went to the Louvre in 1998 and there was a lot, but not on the scale it was in for example 2018. In some areas of the museum there was hardly any
So much nicer without the masses of people
It's a crazy difference =)
Love seeing the Louvre again. I got a photo of the statue that looks like he's taking a selfie. Friends back home here enjoyed that. I spent 9 hours there back in October 2018. And thank you so much for your tips video. I took a break to eat lunch outside and found that entrance by the arch, thanks to you
Jay great VLOG! great music
Thanks!
I went there in May 2015 and it was very very empty as well, it was La Fete de la Musique and they had closed the Versailles :(
Hello, sir which camera are you using voice clarity good.
Thanks, that was a treat. Is there no A/C?
Not enough apparently haha
I really like the new wall color in the Mona Lisa room, it makes the paintings stand out more. When I was there a year ago, they were still renovating that room and most of the paintings were gone. It looks really nice.
Oh how I wish I’d just come in March and then never left...😂 😭
✌️✌😊🤗🤘! ! ! Just wow! ! !
Bing bang boom! =D
So nice without the crowds!
Crazy difference
Beautiful!!! Thank You!
You're so welcome!✨
Thank you for the visit and the vidéo
Good time without the crownd
8:49 *TH-cam* -slaps- demonetised!
I was so happy to have lived in Paris and visited the Louvre during the no tourist time. I loved it.
I love your videos exploring the sights around Paris
THANKS FOR THE THERAPY!!!
Happy to toss a little your way =D
Not the regular overcrowding! I’m jealous Jay! I wish you would have filmed everything for an hour! Merci, merci!
It was hard to stop 😆😆
Jay Swanson I can’t wait until I can visit Paris again. Until then, I’m always watching your Vlogs😷
WOW! Hardly any people, no crowding you out or disturbing your thoughts, so nice! Big difference I've noticed about mask wearing, you don't see a ton of people with them half off, only covering the mouth like I see here in Cali. Staying home is maddening but it beats fraternizing with reckless Americans. Thank you so much for sharing the experience. Cheers! 😎
I'm glad that we've got a decent percentage of proper mask usage going on - we still have our mask misusers, but it is better here for sure atm =)
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Thank you for a vicarious walk thru the Louvre. If only Living in the US didn't mean being ostracized by the rest of the world due to our inability to find a way to get to the other side of the ever increasing rise of COVID cases. I love the Louvre. I have always taken it in relatively small chunks in order to simply spend time with the treasures it contains. La Jaconde is great, but only 1 of so many greats. As an art major in school and having studied Neo Stoicism in Art History, all I can say is Wow. I love so many of the art museums in Paris. And art that isn't in a museum like the Chagall in the Palais Garnier. More uncrowded museum was please!
Here's hoping the homeland regains some sense of sensibility soon so you can get back for your own museum times. The Louvre is an experience on its own, but getting in while it was empty was so nice. Happy I could share it ☺️
Such a fun video Jay, sights, music, musings and all! That sculpture garden looked super cool, I'm gonna Google it. Enjoy this ideal empty Louvre/Paris situation as best you can, sweaty mustache be darned 😁
That sweaty mustache won't ruin *my* day 😆😆
The Louvre is just so big. I LOVE museums so I geeked out. But there is so much of everything..like CHILL France you don't have to have all the things, and have multiples of all the things. I tried to see all the things , it damn near killed me
There is SO MUCH STUFF 😆
3:14 always been my favorite experience in the Louvre. First time in 1975!
...yes, I’m that old!
Damn! I want to go to paris so badlyyyy! I mean sooooo badlyyyyy
We missed Panini’s ‘Views of Modern Rome’ and ‘Views of Ancient Rome’ when we were there in March. I’m so glad you caught them for us. ‘Views of Modern Rome’ hangs above my fireplace. Spectacular piece of art! Thank you for the more recent walkthrough.
Happy I could make it in! It was a really cool experience. I didn't want to leave (but I never do)
Wow! Just wow! That's crazy and must have been delightful. I've never seen the Mona Lisa without a crowd around it. I loved the puzzled look on your face when you said "I think I'm starting to enjoy this?" with that questioning tone in your voice. One other nice thing is that with the crowds way down it's easier to imagine what it must have looked like when it was a private palace for the king. The crowd size is probably comparable to the number of his servants and courtiers.
It was really nice to wander through 🍻
you do feel like you could go on forever, but then you leave and have the feeling you missed something really important.
Thanks Jay. Your video triggered memories of my spouse and i’s visit last Fall. We’re looking forward to our next visit in Fall 2021!
I'm glad to spark some happy memories ☺️
Loved the tour. First time I saw the Mona Lisa was at the Metropolitan museum in NYC...so much smaller in person. Looking forward to returning to Paris.
It's got an outsized personality 😆
Louvre was amazing when I visited in 2017! 😀🌸👍🏻 Also picked up some cool and interesting flavoured mustards at the Maille store in the shopping area. 🛍 😋
Nice! Louvre Mustard is a great gift haha
I AM UNDERSTANDING FRENCH CULTURE MORE
It is so weird. I went last September for my bday and it was jam-packed with people. I’m so jealous lol
Thanks for bringing us along, great vlog Jay!🌟❤️🌟
Glad I could share it! It was definitely a bit weird for me too, but really nice
Pandemonium! Simply lovely vlog, Jay. Thanks again for these beautiful meanderings. When I was there last spring I definitely used your side stair entrance tip and was able to fly through the epically long early spring line.
Wonderful! Glad that secret entrance worked out for ya =D
Was just there this past September. The vastness of the collection is overwhelming! I spent half a day there and 90% of what you showed here, I didn't even get to see. So many rooms, so many beautiful works, I wish I could spend 30 seconds in front of each piece.
There's an endless amount of stuff to see! Glad you got to visit though
impressive!!!
So fun to see!
How many times have you seen the Mona Lisa?
Me súper encanto esta visita al Louvre.... I really enjoyed the visit to the Louvre.. thanks a lot 🙌🏻
Glad you enjoyed it!
One of my favorite places in Paris. One January day in 2016, I was able to find one of the quiet corners of the Louvre. I had the Salle St. Louis, before the improved cases and lighting were installed, all to myself for about 10 minutes. Touching the stone's chisel marks and getting up close to the gargoyles was unforgettable.
Glad you could have such an amazing experience =D
Wow this was so cool!
Thanks!
Their sign to where the Mona Lisa was so confusing I got lost there several times. Coronation of Napoleon was such a beautiful painting as well.
Delacroix is a killer - love his work
I would just adore to go to the louvre
It's so great!
@@JaySwanson i have only been to a museum for war wich is not my taste this is more in my taste I really want to see sleeping hermaphroditus
I visited the louvre on january 2019 and it was pretty much like this. But I took your advice from one of your videos to really enjoy it. Love you work!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Really enjoyed this! The sheer size of the building and amount of art to look at at the Louvre seems overwhelming enough to me, much less the battle with the crowds. It seems very special to be able to wander it like you did today.
It was very special indeed. I was a happy wanderer ☺️ I wish I still had my teachers pass!
They wanted to give me Beijing!
Just got my tickets for the Louvre👌
I went for one of the late nights around and it was just as empty. No line for Mona Lisa.
Those late night visits are great too =)
Wow enjoyed the tour. Someday I will definitely do this. Thank you
Happy I could share it!
Thank you for taking us in the Louvre. I’m hoping I can visit Paris again next year!
I hope so too!
thank you...loved it!
Great video Jay! And wonderful music. May i know which song is this?
There were multiple, but they'll end up in the Spotify playlists as we go (Kate will post them in the newsletter in case you missed them)!
Omg I’m so envious. Civilized museum viewing. Bittersweet.
Twas a delight