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Louvre Closes After Staff Launch Rolling Strike Over Staffing, Repairs

Unions demand permanent hires, urgent renovations, withdrawal of a planned 45% ticket increase for non‑EU visitors.

FILE- People walk by an entrance of the Louvre museum, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva, file)
FILE - A police car parks in the courtyard of the Louvre museum, one week after the robbery, on Oct. 26, 2025, in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)
People stand outside the Louvre Museum, after French police arrested suspects in the Louvre heist case, in Paris, France October 26, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo
FILE - Soldiers patrol as people queue to try to enter the Louvre museum, although it remains closed for the day after Sunday's jewels robbery, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva, File)

Overview

  • Around 400 employees backed the walkout, shutting the museum on Monday and turning away thousands of visitors.
  • The action by CFDT, CGT and Sud follows official probes that documented major security failures exposed by the October €88 million crown‑jewel heist.
  • Staff cite overcrowding, thin security and visitor‑service staffing, and recent infrastructure problems including a gallery closure over weakened beams and a leak that damaged 300–400 Egyptology volumes.
  • The Culture Ministry has tasked Philippe Jost with proposing a deep reorganisation, and unions say any progress requires binding written guarantees on staffing and funding.
  • The strike is open‑ended, with another staff meeting set for Wednesday; the museum is closed on Tuesdays and union officials say partial openings remain possible.