US EditionLouvre opening delayed as staff meets to decide whether to resume strike
Around 350 staff voted to resume striking over security and maintenance issues after a $100 million jewel theft, while the Louvre will partially reopen some galleries.
- On Monday, January 5, staff at the Louvre voted for another day of strike action, threatening fresh disruption at the world's most-visited museum with unclear visitor access.
- The October 19 break-in revealed two intruders stole crown jewels worth more than $100,000,000, and more than two months later staff pressed for recruitment and maintenance after three days of stoppage last month.
- Maintenance problems included a gallery closure and damaged collections as a November water leak damaged hundreds of books in the Egyptian department, and an ancient Greek ceramics gallery was closed over risky beams.
- Around 350 staff voted unanimously to resume the strike, CFDT spokeswoman Valérie Baud told AFP, and the Louvre workforce includes over 2,000 people, with last month's stoppage causing full and partial closures.
- Heightened scrutiny now places pressure on Louvre management as questions continue to swirl over whether the October 19 break-in was avoidable.
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The Louvre Museum employees voted to go on strike for one day, and the museum has only partially reopened. A similar scenario could happen on Wednesday, with the museum closed on Tuesdays. Employees already went on strike for three days in December.
Paris. The Louvre Museum in Paris, affected by a jewel theft in October and a labor dispute, opened yesterday with three hours of delay and some parts closed by a strike by its employees.
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Proceso DigitalThe Louvre Museum closed 2025 with nine million visitors, a figure that represents an increase of 300,000 people compared to the previous year. Despite this growth, the most visited museum in the world began 2026 with a partial opening, after the unions decided to hold a strike related to their working conditions.
Louvre staff continue strike over conditions, leaving museum partially open
Staff at Paris’s Le Louvre have voted to continue a strike action that started in December over work conditions and management of the museum buildings. Management said the museum would be partially open Monday.
The Louvre has reopened, but some parts remain closed. Meanwhile, the workers' strike continues.
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