Skip The Louvre

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4 ай бұрын

Why go to the Louvre? There are so many cool places you could try instead. If you are going to the Louvre, go with Amber (linked below)! Thanks to this video's sponsor, BetterHelp - use my link betterhelp.com/jayswanson to get 10% off your first month.
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@JaySwanson 4 ай бұрын

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@BGD937 4 ай бұрын

I spent 4 hours in the Loûvre one night, soaking up my favorite art and it was magical. What an exceptional glow! I hope to do it again someday. I was in Paris alone it was the best visit I’ve had. I also made sure to go downstairs to see the original fortress - worth every minute.

@gingerdean1521 4 ай бұрын

My reply exactly go on an evening and definitely go into the basement to see the original fortress. And check out the bookstore across from the gift shop.

@MilesAwaywithUs 4 ай бұрын

Agree!! I did this also and I adored it I've been there 3 times and I'll go back any time I can get back to Paris ❤

@zenjii1 4 ай бұрын

I visited also last year and it was a blast... i definitely agree to go see the original fortress it's amazing and has a much cooler temperature in the hot summer!!!

@user-do2or7ew1t 3 ай бұрын

I spent a week in Paris alone and never felt alone. Magical city. I will be back with my daughter this Sept.

@francoisleyrat8659 4 ай бұрын

Silly recommendation. The Louvre is not all about Mona Lisa and Wingged victory. But sometimes I wish these were exhibited at the airport, so that local residents can visit the museum without the mass tourism crush.

@patrickburns4607 4 ай бұрын

Fair point

@Paul_C 4 ай бұрын

Have the same problem with the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam or the van Gogh. It far more promising to go off the beaten path... that said, sure, go to any museum you like and enjoy both the lines and the art?

@user-xr8lf6li9p 4 ай бұрын

Love your videos and the Rodin museum,I miss Paris ! I hope you can stroll the gardens one day and get over to The Gates of Hell😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@annaburch3200 4 ай бұрын

So, dont necessarily skip the Louvre, just don't only concentrate on the crowded things. Theres SOOO much to see. But I like your alternatives. Cool spots!

@danny.sahne1 4 ай бұрын

In summer of 2020 (Covid...remember?) I visited the Louvre for the first time and I shared the whole place with maybe 50 other people. It was a once in a lifetime experience, I guess. Empty halls, empty rooms. It was magical.❤

@JaySwanson 4 ай бұрын

wow that must have been incredible!

@palukens 4 ай бұрын

The Louvre is awesome. go on a Friday night, so much fun!

@SarahGold 4 ай бұрын

We loved Rodin so much. We also went in the rain, but it was so worth it, even in the gardens. The art really stayed with me, far more than the Louvre.

@JaySwanson 4 ай бұрын

The gardens are the best!

@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

Rodin Museum looks awesome!

@joanreynolds955 4 ай бұрын

It is.

@gingerdean1521 4 ай бұрын

@@joanreynolds955 Ditto

@brianderouen6578 4 ай бұрын

We did the Friday night entry two weeks ago, and it was worth it. Got up close to the highlights (except Liberty Leading the People, it was out for restoration). Just have a plan if you go, it is massive. Love the channel Jay! Scratch Cooper for us!

@annakozoriz 4 ай бұрын

Do not skip the Lovre. It’s unique.

@bm1167 4 ай бұрын

We did the Louvre a few weeks ago but we got in early in the morning and did the entrance at Carrousel de Louvre which had such short lines and much easier to navigate. We got very close to Mona Lisa since the tour groups had not arrived yet.

@joannefowler391 4 ай бұрын

We loved the Rodin Museum and also d’Orsay. We didn’t do the Louvre, maybe when our daughter is taking a semester at the Sorbonne.

@JaySwanson 4 ай бұрын

It deserves a lot of time to be sure. Amber is the right kind of person to level it up significantly

@flatironnewyork 4 ай бұрын

the rodin museum is so chic. on my last trip i went to the rothko exhibit at Foundaion Louis Vuitton, not only was the exhibit amazing (115 rothkos under one roof) but the museum itself is an architectural masterpiece. ditto for the Bourse, Pinault Collection. so great to be surrounded by so much art

@davidmccormack7122 4 ай бұрын

Don't skip the Louvre, skip the Mona Lisa. We have spent hours there with just the two of us and the museum staff in some wings of this vast museum.

@gullsrus 4 ай бұрын

My personal favourite Musium is D'Orsay. Very enjoyable.

@JaySwanson 4 ай бұрын

Yes, it's beautiful!

@alexsaguiaparis 4 ай бұрын

Jay! I can not thumb up this video... Sorry! I understand your point of view but I love so much the Louvre...

@rollingstones911 4 ай бұрын

The Louvre is an amazing museum. It’s best to go there off season. I went in December 2023. It was great because it was not very crowded. Paris has many interesting smaller museums.

@Richbranch03045 4 ай бұрын

We took a tour of the Louvre with Amber last summer on Jay's recommendation. It was awesome. She took to the places one needs to cross off the list, but then took us to see a lot of hidden gems. Our daughter is very much into Roman history and as they talked she changed up the tour and took us to even more places that my daughter (and all of us) loved.

@JaySwanson 4 ай бұрын

Amber is amazing! So glad you enjoyed your tour

@amyspeers8012 4 ай бұрын

On my first trip to Paris in college, I didn’t go. Others in my group wanted to go but I didn’t want to deal with the people. My and other girl picked up some cheese, baguette and wine and sat along the Seine people watching. We watched two beautiful young men strip off their gorgeous suits and sat in their underwear in the sun. After a bit, they put their suits back on and we guessed went back to work. I have gone on other visits but that trip stays in my mind.

@dougcargill6730 4 ай бұрын

Musée Rodin is the absolute best! If you are in the SF Bay Area, be sure to stop by Stanford and their art museum. They have the second largest collection of Rodin outside of Musée Rodin. Thanks for the tips Jay! (I’ll be skipping the hunting museum).

@efone3553 4 ай бұрын

Jay didn't mention one other awesome benefit. Skip the line! Tour guides have their own special entrance. My party of 14 got into and thru security in less than 6 minutes. The line outside would have taken at least an hour and that would have been in the rain that day. Everything else he mentioned about the tour guide is spot on too. If you can afford a tour guide definitely get one they are well worth it.

@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

That OG Louvre video is truly is one of the best videos you have.

@garrulus3399 4 ай бұрын

I went early in the morning and ran some random direction to spend some alone time in some room and 7 more hours roaming the halls, it was so much fun! But I live rather close, so as someone visiting Paris just that one time maybe, I also would not recommend. Musee d'Orsay is my fav.

@andyshacks7812 4 ай бұрын

We need to find out how that wobbly rifle works! Those gardens at the Montmartre museum look gorgeous. I peered through the gate last time I was there and that’s as near as I got -so far !

@JaySwanson 4 ай бұрын

It was so relaxing in that garden

@Nubianette 4 ай бұрын

Walking around the outside was great, on my 1st trip. My 2nd trip, I actually went inside, and I only focused on the section with the Mona Lisa. I did enjoy it. The architecture alone, is stunning! I’m not much of a got the a museum on vacation person. I’d rather sit at a cafe, watch and talk to people. Relax and absorb, is my plan. However, museums you showed and small galleries are also cool.

@thom8418 4 ай бұрын

Antonio Cavona's Cupid's Kiss is worth going to the Louvre for.

@jahnacarlson3528 3 ай бұрын

I loved my time in the Louvre! As I watched the jostling horde on the approach to the Mona Lisa (and throwing an elbow or two to protect my daughter from being trampled) I had an epipany as to why the Mona Lisa smiles as she does. I mean wouldnt you have a smirk on your face if you were watching a boatload of people missing the beauty all around them because they were so focused on a "tick the box" moment? Still makes me smile when I think of it. 😂

@jahnacarlson3528 3 ай бұрын

And I can't wait to visit Paris and some of the other wonderful museums!

@bordaz1 4 ай бұрын

I was there for the first time last week, and I am a hardcore history & fine art lover........I might agree with you! Yes it's a big part of the Republic's heritage, but it's SO big that I had to spend a full day there when I could have been eating, window shopping, and enjoying Paris' green spaces, not to mention visiting more of the smaller Francophile museums like the Cluny, Orangerie, Delacroix, and Conciergerie.

@amandayost1741 4 ай бұрын

I spent a day in the Louvre seeing the less popular, but more interesting to me, stuff. Like the Ancient Near East area and seeing the Code of Hammurabi! For me, the Louvre is a "do it once and I'm good" sort of thing. I loved Invalides, Musee Marmottan, and Carnavalet; those would be my museum recs.

@JaySwanson 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@BlueSkyGuitar2 4 ай бұрын

The Louvre is great, but it can be a bit overwhelming - you could easily spend a whole day there... I think it's more fun to sandwich in a smaller museum between some cafe visits - the Rodin Museum (& gardens) is excellent, as is the Marmottan Monet Museum and the Orangerie... even the Musee d'Orsay is much more digestible than the Louvre.

@gingerdean1521 4 ай бұрын

Also visit Clemenceau's apt. He was in the government and Monet's close friend. It is near the Trocadero

@marjoe32 4 ай бұрын

ive gone in june and in November. In November My wife and i had the run of the place.

@warped2875 4 ай бұрын

Spent a few days roaming about in the Louvre in 1975. Not so crowded back then (plus, no activists throwing paint around or gluing themselves to things), ...it was awesome!

@michaeltims1827 4 ай бұрын

While the Louvre does have a four-hour Friday night tour, such tour opportunities should be expanded. This could be a huge benefit for art lovers weary of daytime mob scenes, and provide ample extra revenue to eliminate tiresome strikes over poor salaries. Art instructors and graduate students from the Sorbonne and other schools could be employed as cicerones. If Versailles can have line dancing in the Hall of Mirrors, the Louvre should talk to its marketing gurus.

@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

7:53 That Face When Jay doesn’t get his fix of coffee

@joethomas2354 4 ай бұрын

Oh, please. Yes, the "three ladies of the Louvre" is ridiculous. But the collection is amazing and has something for everyone, and many sections aren't busy even on the busiest days. If you don't like art, skip it. If you like art, don't miss it. Spend two days.

@mlomarechal6877 4 ай бұрын

J'aimerais bien aussi une visite de Jay à la "cité internationale universitaire de Paris" et ses 43 maisons de pays différents. J'ai vu un reportage sur ce sujet et maintenant que je vis à 450 km de Paris et je n'ai pas trop envie d'y retourner pour le moment. Sinon j'aime beaucoup l'influence de Rodin sur Giacometti notamment en comparant les sculptures de "l'homme qui marche".

@gingerdean1521 4 ай бұрын

The City of Paris Musee .Carnavalent(Sp?). It is finally open after a 5 year refurbishment. Cluny for the Roman Baths underground and the Lady and the Unicorn set of Tapestries. If your are a music lover visit the Music Museum up in Villette

@cort-egsk8975 4 ай бұрын

I’d add the Gustave Moreau museum .

@lauxmyth 4 ай бұрын

Great vid and ideas. About Rodin, they have La Penseur also in San Francisco but it is set a more human altitude. I found the high pedestal odd. Allow me to plug Le Musee des Arts et des Metiers.

@JaySwanson 4 ай бұрын

Also a great one!

@craigmunson-fc9vx 4 ай бұрын

2 Jays in one day ☺ ... Rodin is a favorite

@Balrog2005 4 ай бұрын

No,, don't skip the Louvre but avoid the crow catcher collections/deparments, and prepare the visit to go to the other ones (that's a gigantic museum even 3 or 4 visits are not enough) that could interest you. The vast majority of the tourist go to take selfies and just say on social media ''I was there''...

@patrickburns4607 4 ай бұрын

This seems like really solid advice. The Mona Lisa is small and thronged by tourists. Best way to admire her is to find a high resolution photograph online.

@waynehanley72 4 ай бұрын

There's a better DaVinici that people miss as they try to see the Mona Lisa: Madonna on the Rocks (which is in the hall outside the room that houses the Mona Lisa!).

@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

When I tell you Darcy in ‘Heartstopper’ not liking the Mona Lisa reminded me of Jay…

@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

8:32 Tao and Elle were here too

@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

5:15 This muséum feels like something from the Addams Residence lol

@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

1:24 I may have seen this place featured in ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2.

@frithbarbat 4 ай бұрын

I was in Paris two weeks ago and I totally agree - the Louvre was just awful. I hate to say this but it was simply too big, crowded, poor signage, and impossible to navigate. I went to the Musee d'Orsay which I loved. Manageable in a couple of hours, dense with amazing art, and ready to get tickets too.

@JaySwanson 4 ай бұрын

I just think it helps to remember you don't *have* to go

@frithbarbat 4 ай бұрын

@@JaySwanson Absolutely. But there was stuff I really wanted to see there, which in the end I couldn't find despite 45 minutes of searching. Yes though, there are other great options.

@SanTM 4 ай бұрын

First time I visited I I couldn't go to all of the wings. The second time 2 years ago I tried to visit all of it but was so knackered and fucked by the end of it during that heatwave of summer 2022. I'd rather have gone to Orsay and spent the time boozing

@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

1:53 Great Fun Fact

@rhuxley5130 4 ай бұрын

The first min of this video made me laugh so effing hard🤣. I'm basically going to the louvre because I hope the Roman and Egyptian stuff is open on the day I go🤷🏻‍♂️and then I'm gonna leave.i do wish that the video gave a Lil more info about how to book an amber and not mess things up. as for the hunting museum,I think it was awesome especially the firearm stuff. And hey, wasn't that ur hot, British, non girlfriend in the background?🤔lol...😁. Keep up the great work bud🧔🏻👍🏻

@gingerdean1521 4 ай бұрын

Huge firearm display at Les Invalides.

@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

4:48 I’m not going to flinch at taxidermie. Atleast I think I won’t.

@ericleszkowicz898 4 ай бұрын

muse d'Orsay is my speed and crushed the Louvre as far as interest. Want to see painting from your textbooks? Orsay. Want to see artists you know from history class - Orsay. The Louvre is a collection of intrinsic value and the size is mind boggling but it isn't a visit I recommend for the average art lover.

@brandonlabbe3577 4 ай бұрын

When the answer's at the end, I skip to the end

@gavannoelles6389 4 ай бұрын

I literally did not this yesterday at 1030, I got in at 900. The previous day I was at the Eiffel Tower and got sick. I tried to make it through the Louvre as I love art... But I had to get back to bed. To the hotel...