US EditionLouvre Workers Vote to Extend a Strike at World’s Most Visited Museum
Unionized Louvre workers cite chronic understaffing, building decay, and security failures after a $102 million jewel heist; proposed government measures were rejected as insufficient.
- On Wednesday, Louvre Museum staff voted to extend their strike during a general assembly, putting the museum's reopening at risk.
- Union officials say the unrest stems from chronic understaffing, deteriorating building conditions and recent management decisions, intensified by an October crown-jewels heist and frustration among the Louvre's 2,200-strong workforce.
- In under eight minutes, thieves forced their way into the Louvre, escaping with 88 million euros in stolen historic jewels, while Laurence des Cars acknowledged an `institutional failure`.
- On Monday, the strike left thousands of visitors shut out, but management allowed a limited 'masterpiece route' including the 'Mona Lisa' while Laurence des Cars prepares for Senate culture committee scrutiny.
- Culture Ministry officials held crisis talks Monday, proposing to cancel a $6.7 million cut in 2026 funding, recruit guards, and raise pay; union officials rejected the offers as insufficient, while Philippe Jost was assigned last month.
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Louvre Partially Reopens As Staff Extends Strike Over Working Conditions
Staff at the Louvre Museum voted on Wednesday to extend a strike to demand better working conditions and visitor experience at the Paris landmark, forcing management to only partially open to frustrated tourists.
Jewel harvesting, water damage – and now also a strike: For the most visited museum in the world, the year 2025 ends as blaming as never before.
Louvre Staff Extend Strike; Visitors Face Limited Access
Staff at the Louvre Museum voted on Wednesday, December 17th, to extend their strike for a second day, demanding improved working conditions and urgent maintenance at the Paris landmark. As union action continued, management was able to open a limited number of rooms to the public. The labour dispute has added to the challenges facing the world’s most-visited museum and its director, Laurence des Cars, who has been under scrutiny since a high-pr…
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