US EditionParis' Louvre Museum Closed on Monday Due to Strike
Staff strike demands more recruitment and better maintenance after $100 million crown jewels heist and multiple damage incidents, causing repeated museum closures, management said.
- On Monday, January 12, the Louvre Museum closed due to staff strike action, and the Musée du Louvre website announced automatic ticket reimbursements for visitors.
- Nearly three months after the October 19 break-in, staff are calling for more recruitment and better maintenance as chief architect François Chatillon described upkeep as `not in a good state`.
- Two intruders used a truck-mounted platform and disk-cutters to steal eight priceless items in a daylight heist, while a November water leak damaged hundreds of books and manuscripts.
- Repeated partial openings and a full-day closure last month indicate ongoing disruptions, with a January 7 photo showing visitors and tourists waiting amid operational challenges.
- The strike represents the latest disruption at the world's most-visited museum, adding to scrutiny over the October 19 break-in and crown jewels worth more than $100 million.
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Paris. The Louvre closed again yesterday due to a staff strike due to deteriorating working conditions and lack of resources, according to a statement published on the website of the most visited museum in the world.
The Louvre Museum, located in the city of Paris, France, is completely paralyzed after its employees report that they will continue their strike after voting.It is a strike initiated by workers of the Louvre Museum since December 15, 2025, with the intention of demanding that the authorities improve their working conditions.The Louvre Museum will continue to strike after a vote of employees; this they demand One of the most important tourist att…
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The world's most visited museum, the Louvre, was forced to close again on Monday due to a strike by workers, the museum's management said.
The Louvre Museum in Paris is forced to remain closed Monday after the renewal of the strike of its agents engaged since mid-December in a mobilization for better working conditions, learned the AFP to the museum and the unions. ...
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