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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 ...
The world’s most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourism
The Louvre Museum has failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines.
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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 ...
The Louvre shuts its doors to tourists: Here’s why the world’s most visited museum is in crisis
The Louvre, the world's most visited museum, abruptly shut down due to a strike over overcrowding and poor working conditions ...
Museum staff leaves 'Mona Lisa' fans high and dry as Louvre shuts down without warning
The world's most visited museum, the Louvre, closes its doors as staff strike due to overtourism concerns, highlighting the Mona Lisa display, which attracts 20,000 visitors daily.
The world’s most-visited museum shuts down, sounding the alarm on overtourism
The Louvre Museum has failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines.
Frustrated staffers refuse to open the Louvre as tourists wait
The Paris museum has become a symbol of tourism pushed to its limits. Workers point to unmanageable crowds, chronic ...