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The Louvre in Paris closes unexpectedly as staff protest conditions
A spontaneous strike at the Louvre erupted during a routine internal meeting, as gallery attendants, ticket agents and ...
Louvre strike highlights Paris museum’s overtourism issue as staff decry ‘physical ordeal’
A strike on June 16 that left visitors waiting outside the Mona Lisa’s home shows change is needed more urgently than Macron ...
Anti-tourist protests sweep across Europe as Louvre shuts down temporarily
The Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, temporarily shut down today due to a spontaneous strike by the museum staff ...
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How Paris's Seine river keeps the Louvre cool in summer
As Paris braces for a heatwave this weekend, a little-known network of underground pipes will be cooling the Louvre museum ...
Wooing Canadian tourists, DNC turmoil, trouble at the Louvre: Catch up on the day’s stories
States along the US-Canada border have seen steep drops in tourism, so they’re rolling out deals aimed at wooing back ...
Tourists can expect to pay more to see the Mona Lisa as Louvre reveals plans for extra fee
Visitors wanting to see Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa can expect to pay a supplement in addition to the basic Musée du Louvre ...
As Europe protests overtourism, Louvre staff walks out. Sanjeev Sanyal reacts
The Louvre strike, though sudden, was not without cause. Workers described 'untenable' conditions worsened by overcrowding, ...
Paris Louvre closure leaves thousands waiting amid staff 'emergency meeting'
The Louvre Museum in Paris delayed its opening on Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stranded in long lines outside the iconic glass pyramid.