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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 ...
Too Many Tourists? Paris' Louvre Museum Joins Europe’s Fight Against Overtourism And Why It's A Big Deal
Paris’s Louvre joins Europe’s fight against overtourism—inside the sudden strike, renovation plans, and what tourists need to ...
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.
Louvre museum in Paris closes amid staff protest over crowds of tourists
The Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa and other iconic works of art in Paris, closed abruptly Monday as the museum's staff staged ...
Louvre Staff’s Work Stoppage Shutters Museum for Hours
Visitors were left stranded outside in Paris on Monday after a monthly union meeting led to a wildcat strike over workplace ...
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 ...
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How Paris uses the Seine river to cool the Louvre and beat summer heatwaves
As Paris braces for a heatwave this weekend, a little-known network of underground pipes will be cooling the Louvre museum ...
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.
Louvre temporarily shuts down as employees strike over too many tourists
The Louvre shut down unexpectedly as staff members went on strike over unmanageable crowds and poor working conditions.
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 ...