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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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Louvre museum shuts its doors as staff say they are overwhelmed

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war, not by terror, but by its own exhausted staff, who say the institution is crumbling from within.

South China Morning Post · 1h

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.

54mon MSN

Why the Louvre Temporarily Closed Its Doors This Week—and What to Know About Potential Future Disruptions

While it appears to be a one-off event, it’s another indicator of the challenges sparked by overtourism across Europe.

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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 ...

How Paris's Seine river keeps the Louvre cool in summer

As Paris braces for a heat wave this weekend, a little-known network of underground pipes will be cooling the Louvre museum ...

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Tourists can expect to pay more to see the Mona Lisa as Louvre reveals plans for extra fee

Tourists can expect to pay more to see the Mona Lisa as Louvre reveals plans for extra fee - The major renovation of the ...

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Furious tourists are left stranded outside the Louvre after rogue staff storm out in flash strike

Footage circulating on social platform X shows swarms of frustrated and confused visitors, tickets in hand, lingering outside ...

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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 ...

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Paris Louvre closure leaves thousands waiting amid staff 'emergency meeting'

The Louvre Museum in Paris delayed its opening on Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stranded in long lines outside the iconic glass pyramid.

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Paris's Louvre shuts down as anti-tourism protests spread through Europe

The Louvre Museum closed after staff walked out over overcrowding, decaying infrastructure and deep funding cuts, leaving ...

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