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Louvre strike highlights Paris museum’s overtourism issue

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Thousands locked out of the Louvre as museum workers strike over 'unmanageable crowds'

The Louvre, the world's most visited museum, was closed for a few hours on June 16 after an impromptu staff strike.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

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 security personnel refused to take up their posts.

South China Morning Post · 5h

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 has promised.

Louvre Museum Shuts Down, Sounding Alarm on Overtourism

Moneycontrol · 3h

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. Here's why the closure matters for tourists and the future of global heritage travel.

The Boston Globe · 1d

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.

KHOU 11 · 14h

The world’s most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourism

The Louvre Museum was forced to close on Monday amid a workers strike against mass tourism, leaving thousands of disappointed visitors stuck in long, hot lines.

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The world's most visited museum forced to close due to 'too many tourists'

The walk out followed a monthly union staff meeting, involving gallery attendants, security guards, and ticket agents.

Agence France-Presse on MSN3h

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 ...

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 ...

Union protest forces the Louvre in Paris to delay opening as visitors wait in long line-ups

The Louvre Museum failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines outside the iconic Paris institution as staff held a protest over working conditions ...

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