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Paris' Louvre Museum Closed on Monday Due to Strike
Staff strike demands more recruitment and better maintenance after $100 million crown jewels heist and multiple damage incidents, causing repeated museum closures, management said.
- On Monday, January 12, the Louvre Museum closed due to staff strike action, and the Musée du Louvre website announced automatic ticket reimbursements for visitors.
- Nearly three months after the October 19 break-in, staff are calling for more recruitment and better maintenance as chief architect François Chatillon described upkeep as `not in a good state`.
- Two intruders used a truck-mounted platform and disk-cutters to steal eight priceless items in a daylight heist, while a November water leak damaged hundreds of books and manuscripts.
- Repeated partial openings and a full-day closure last month indicate ongoing disruptions, with a January 7 photo showing visitors and tourists waiting amid operational challenges.
- The strike represents the latest disruption at the world's most-visited museum, adding to scrutiny over the October 19 break-in and crown jewels worth more than $100 million.
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The establishment also had to close a gallery in November due to the deterioration of the building and suffered a water leak that damaged hundreds of works from the library of Egyptian Antiquities.
Louvre Museum announces new closure due to strike
The Louvre in Paris said a strike action by staff was forcing it to close on Monday. In recent months, the world's most visited museum has been disrupted by recurring strikes, building maintenance issues and last October's dramatic theft of crown jewels.
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