111op

The Louvre will be doing an Ingres show.

Van Gogh will present Rembrandt-Caravaggio.

I don't get the impression that advanced timed tickets are available. Is this accurate?

What's the best way to short cut lines? I've not been to either museum to see a show as big as what I'm expecting these shows to be. I recall seeing some shows at Orsay and I don't recall timed tickets either.

If I buy tickets in advance, can I just walk in? (I know this is possible for Rembrandt-Caravaggio as I looked at the website.)

My schedule will be tight.

I'd be interested in hearing from people who've attended big art shows in Van Gogh and the Louvre to see what crowd control is like and what to expect.

Thanks!

111op

"I know this is possible for Rembrandt-Caravaggio as I looked at the website."

What I mean to write is that I know I can buy tickets in advance. But I don't know if I can walk right in or what crowd control is like (which is what I'm asking).

Thanks.

111op

Never mind the Rembrandt-Caravaggio. I took a look at this page again, and it and the FAQ page are quite clear:

https://tickets.vangoghmuseum.nl/ins...asp?language=1

I'm still interested in how the Louvre handles special shows though.

Thanks.

Christina

Lucky you, I adore Ingres and really want to go to that, but I don't think that is going to happen. Of course, I usually see some of those when I'm in the Louvre, anyway, although my favorite painting (La Grande Odalisque) was not there when I visited last July.

I read the press release for this expo, and there is a fairly stuff supplementary fee for it, so that keeps out a lot of people. I guess it's not so bad (9,50 euro alone, but 13 euro for combined ticket with regular admission). It will be big, but probably not any more than a lot of their other expos, like the Girodet which ended at beginning of January.

I've been there during some of these fee expos, and as I recall, there is just a separate waiting line for those special exhibits, so you can go into the regular museum without worry about it (I mean there will be a wait line for wherever they have it, Napoleon wing probably). I don't think there is anything you can do but go at what you think will be off-hours. I've only experienced timed entries to exhibits at the Grand Palais. Maybe one of the evening times, those are usually less busy. Now they are open W and F evenings, but their website claims they are also open on Sat evenings for this exhibit (and all evening hours are extended to 11 pm).

Don't know -- the press release didn't mention that, but I'd check on that.

111op

Thanks Christina. I also checked the webpages online quickly and didn't see anything else specific. I can buy an untimed ticket in advance.

Has anyone bought one from Ticketweb? It seems reasonable given the exchange rate (1.2 or so), so 13 euros = 15.60. There's almost no commission charge. It's slightly cheaper than buying from fnac.

This will at the Napoleon Wing (according to the webpage). The Saturday opening doesn't seem to be consistently noted -- some say that the special show will be open; others don't say.

Anyway, I'm a fan of Ingres. I figured that that it's the first Ingres retrospective in 40 years, so I should go. I don't expect another retrospective of this size (and it's not coming to the US, as far as I know). I think that two famous Ingres pportraits from NYC will travel there (one from the Met and the other from tthe Frick Collection).

The ticket, though, is about $800. So I'm still thinking about it. I'll probably go on Good Friday long weekend.

Does this airfare sound reasonable to people? I guess with a stop the open-jaw is more like $670. I'm surprised that it's so expensive.

I'm flying from NYC.