Stop 7
Mona Lisa
The Empty Space Made Her Famous
Paris · Free audio guide
Louvre Museum: audio guide
Explore the Louvre with a free audio guide and a self-guided walking tour of 12 works and spaces, from the medieval moat and Egyptian galleries to the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and Winged Victory. Follow the floor-by-floor map in your browser at your own pace. Museum admission is required and not included.
Free audio guide
Museum admission not included
Works in your browser
12 narrated stops
Art and architecture
Four museum levels
From -2 to 1
English audio
Works in your browser
Self-guided
Go at your own pace
How it works
Enter the museum. Follow the map. Hear the stories.
Bring headphones and a charged phone. Museum admission is required and sold separately by the Louvre.
1
Get your museum ticket
Book admission with the Louvre, then enter through the Pyramid.
2
Follow the floor-by-floor route
Start below the Pyramid and move through four levels with the map.
3
Listen at each stop
Play the audio beside the work and continue whenever you are ready.
Route preview
Across level 1 to the apartments
FREE
Step 12 preview: from the Galerie d’Apollon to the Napoleon III Apartments on level 1.
Museum entrance
Louvre Pyramid
Cour Napoléon, 75001 Paris. Enter the museum and begin below the Pyramid.
Open entrance in Maps
Audio route
12 narrated stops across different levels
First story
Medieval Louvre foundations · level -1
Language
English
Bring
Museum admission, headphones and a charged phone
Museum ticket required
This free audio guide does not include a ticket to the Louvre Museum. Buy admission separately from the Louvre’s official ticket site. Gallery access may change.
Buy museum tickets from the Louvre
Audio sample
Hear the tour before you begin
Listen to a sample from the first stop, about the fortress foundations beneath today’s museum.
Sample story
The Moat Beneath the Palace
Tour highlights
The details behind the masterpieces
Listen to stories about works visitors come to see, then discover the building and rooms around them.
Full itinerary
All 12 narrated stops
12 stops
- Medieval Louvre Foundations and MoatThe Moat Beneath the Palace
- Great Sphinx of TanisA Face With More Than One King's Name
- Venus de MiloThe Arms Nobody Put Back
- Dying SlaveA Prisoner Without His Tomb
- Liberty Leading the PeopleA Flag Above the Barricade
- The Raft of the MedusaThe Sail Nobody Could Yet See
- Mona LisaThe Empty Space Made Her Famous
- The Wedding Feast at CanaThe Quiet Guest at the Largest Table
- The Coronation of NapoleonThe Guest Who Wasn't There
- Winged Victory of SamothraceA Ship Found After Its Passenger
- Galerie d’ApollonThe Sun Room That Began With Fire
- Napoleon III ApartmentsThe Emperor's Rooms Without the Emperor
Independent guide
A route made for a real museum visit
Each story is linked to a mapped location. Follow the route as rooms allow, or take the stops at your own pace. WalkTeller is an independent Louvre audio guide.
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12 mapped and narrated stops across different levels
Museum admission and room access are managed by the Louvre
Practical information
FAQ: Louvre Museum: audio guide
Does the free Louvre walking tour with an audio guide include a museum ticket?
No. WalkTeller’s audio guide is free, but it does not include museum admission. Buy your museum ticket separately at the official Louvre ticket site.
Is the audio guide free?
Yes. The 12 audio stories and route map are free to use. A separate museum ticket is required to enter the Louvre.
Where does the route start?
Enter through the Louvre Pyramid. The tour begins below it and leads to the first narrated stop at the medieval Louvre foundations on level -1.
Do I need to install an app?
No. The audio stories and map open in your phone browser.
Can I follow every stop on any day?
Rooms and works may be temporarily unavailable. Check the Louvre’s current visitor information and adapt the route if a gallery is closed.
Do I need internet access?
Yes. Use a connection to open the tour and load the map, images and audio.
Louvre Museum · Paris
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Free English audio and a mapped 12-stop route. Museum admission is required and sold separately.
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