The Louvre museum reopened its doors on Wednesday morning after six months of closure.

The most impatient lined up at 9am, happy at the idea of ​​enjoying the works without the usual crowd.

"We saw the Mona Lisa without too many people, it's a privilege," said a visitor.

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It was to the applause of the first fifty or so visitors that the Louvre museum opened its doors around 9 a.m.

"I jumped at the chance. We were so deprived of culture and museums that there, we take advantage of it", explains a morning visitor at the microphone of Europe 1. A few meters further, a young man is in line , smile.

"I wanted to visit museums again. And what could be more beautiful in Paris than the Louvre?"

"We saw the Mona Lisa without too many people"

As with all museums, distancing is required with the rule of 8 m2 per visitor.

For some, it is less a constraint than the perfect opportunity to discover the masterpieces of the museum without the usual hustle and bustle.

"It's really nice. There aren't many people so we can really enjoy the works, see the Mona Lisa without a horde of tourists in front of us," says a young woman, who comes out delighted at her favorite museum.

Even the bell with this mother of a family: "We hesitated between 9 and 9:30 am and my son told me to book as soon as possible. We saw the Mona Lisa without too many people, it's a privilege. The real comeback to the life."

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Entries can only be made by reservation. The windows of visit were taken by storm, in particular those of the temporary exhibition currently presented. And for good reason:

The Body and the Soul, from Donatello to Michelangelo

had only been open for one week in October before having to close its doors. To accommodate more visitors, the museum has also extended its hours. The last admissions are at 6.30 p.m.