{"id":2448138,"date":"2025-06-16T22:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T02:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louvre-temporarily-shuts-down-as-employees-strike\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T22:37:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T02:37:52","slug":"louvre-temporarily-shuts-down-as-employees-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louvre-temporarily-shuts-down-as-employees-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Louvre temporarily shuts down as employees strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flouvre-temporarily-shuts-down-as-employees-strike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2448138&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Louvre Museum in Paris, renowned as the world&#8217;s most-visited museum, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9m-small-businesses-fear-closing-for-good\/\" title=\"9M small businesses fear closing for good\">temporarily closed<\/a> on a recent Monday after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouris-republican-governor-says-gop-lawmakers-tried-to-embarrass-him-in-disgusting-scheme\/\" title=\"Missouri\u2019s Republican Governor Says GOP Lawmakers Tried To \u2018Embarrass\u2019 Him In \u2018Disgusting Scheme\u2019\">staff members<\/a> initiated a spontaneous strike. The protest was driven by concerns over increasing visitor numbers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">poor working conditions<\/a>, leading to frustration among tourists who had planned their visits for months. Employees, including gallery attendants and security personnel, cited chronic overcrowding and understaffing as major issues, stating that the current situation was &#8220;untenable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the museum&#8217;s history of closures related to wars and pandemics, this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >abrupt strike surprised thousands<\/a> of daily visitors. Union representatives emphasized the urgent need for relief, as waiting times soared in front of the museum. The Louvre&#8217;s challenges have become particularly pressing since it hosted over 8.7 million visitors in 2024 alone, with staff voicing their grievances amidst a backdrop of ongoing renovations aimed at improving visitor flow and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Tourists expressed confusion on social media,highlighting the unexpected nature of the closure. The museum remains a symbol of mass tourism, with famous artworks like the Mona Lisa attracting about 20,000 viewers each day. While a &#8220;Louvre New Renaissance&#8221; plan has been announced by French President Emmanuel Macron to address these issues, staff members indicate that immediate action is necessary for a lasting working habitat.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Louvre temporarily shuts down as employees strike over too many tourists<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2149715\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Louvre, the world&rsquo;s most-visited museum and home to the iconic <em>Mona Lisa<\/em>, abruptly shut its doors on Monday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"France\">France<\/a> for a few hours after staff members launched a spontaneous strike to protest unmanageable working conditions and surging visitor numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Frustrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tourism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"tourists\">tourists<\/a>, many of whom had their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Paris\">Paris<\/a> trips planned for months, were left standing in long, unmoving lines, bewildered, and without explanation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3443795\/javier-bardem-the-view-immigration-gaza\/\">Javier Bardem rips US immigration system and Gaza crisis for lacking &#8216;decency&#8217; and &#8216;humanity&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3443777\/trump-immediate-evacuation-tehran-iran-nuclear-deal\/\">Trump orders NSC to Situation Room after calling for immediate evacuation of Tehran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3443441\/iran-israel-f14-destroy-two-rare-tomcats-strike-tehran-airport\/\">Israel destroys at least two rare antiquated F-14 Tomcats in strike on Tehran airport<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tourists wait outside the Louvre museum, which failed to open on time, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Louvre, with over 8.7 million visitors in 2024 alone, has become a symbol of mass tourism.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, staff members walked out during an internal meeting, refusing to return to their posts. Gallery attendants, ticket agents, and security personnel cited chronic overcrowding, understaffing, and deteriorating conditions. Union representatives described the situation as &ldquo;untenable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Louvre is no stranger to closures. It has shut down during war, terrorism threats, pandemics, and, on rare occasions, labor disputes. But Monday&rsquo;s strike was particularly abrupt, offering no warning to the thousands of daily visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Leonardo da Vinci&rsquo;s <em>Mona Lisa <\/em>is viewed by an estimated 20,000 people per day in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-wax-museum-pulls-hideous-figure-of-late-singer-sinead-oconnor-i-was-shocked\/\" title=\"National Wax Museum Pulls \u2018Hideous&#039; Figure of Late Singer Sinead O\u2019Connor: &#039;I Was Shocked&#039;\">museum&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Salle des &Eacute;tats. <\/p>\n<p>In January, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a sweeping &ldquo;Louvre New Renaissance&rdquo; renovation plan, including a dedicated wing for the painting, upgraded infrastructure, and improved visitor flow. But with completion expected years from now, staff members say they need relief immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Tourists took to social media to express confusion and disappointment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We got in!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonaLisa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MonaLisa<\/a> crowd is insane &#128514; Louvre Museum <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6w5zZkUYEu\">pic.twitter.com\/6w5zZkUYEu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Signore (@andysignore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andysignore\/status\/1934740560960483756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bought our tickets months ago&hellip; anyone know what&rsquo;s really going on? Is this some Da Vinci Code BS?&rdquo; one user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andysignore\/status\/1934740560960483756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3443777\/trump-immediate-evacuation-tehran-iran-nuclear-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE EVACUATION OF TEHRAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hours later, they <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andysignore\/status\/1934740560960483756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"updated\">updated<\/a>: &ldquo;We got in!!! #MonaLisa crowd is insane.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Museum <a href=\"https:\/\/presse.louvre.fr\/8-7-million-visitors-to-the-louvre-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"data from 2024\">data from 2024<\/a> show that 77% of visitors came from outside France, with Americans making up 13% of all international guests. Visitors from China rebounded to 6% after a postpandemic lull. Notably, 66% of museumgoers were first-time visitors, and 41% were under age 26.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2149715\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2149715\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louvre closes briefly as staff strike over tourist overload<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2448139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Louvre.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5183,57290,5444,50590],"class_list":["post-2448138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-employees","tag-louvre","tag-museum","tag-strike-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Louvre.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448138"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448142,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448138\/revisions\/2448142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}