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Tourists wait in line outside the Louvre museum which failed to open on time Monday, June 16, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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

The Louvre Museum has failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines. A union representative said staff at the world’s most-visited museum are protesting working conditions.
 
French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech to announce a multi-year overhaul, long-term investments to modernize the Louvre museum, next to Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa, at the Louvre Museum, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Paris. ( Bertrand Guay, Pool via AP)

‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a 10-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris

 
Workers wait outside the gate at The Palace of Versailles on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 in Versailles, France. One of France's most visited tourist attractions, was evacuated for a security scare, for the the second time in four days, with France on heightened alert against feared attacks after the fatal stabbing of a school teacher. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)

3 French airports, Palace of Versailles evacuated in latest security alerts

 
Staff leave the Louvre Museum as people are evacuated after it received a written threat, in Paris, Saturday Oct. 14, 2023. The Louvre Museum says it is closing for the day and evacuating all visitors and staff after a threat. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

 
Police officers stand guard outside the Louvre Museum as people are evacuated after it received a written threat, in Paris, Saturday Oct. 14, 2023. The Louvre Museum says it is closing for the day and evacuating all visitors and staff after a threat. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

 

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Lines stretch outside the Louvre in Paris as opening delayed for undisclosed emergency meeting.

The Louvre Museum delayed its opening on Monday, with staff citing an “emergency meeting” of senior officials about a subject they did not disclose. (AP Video shot by Laurie Kellman)
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French President Emmanuel Macron says the Mona Lisa will move to a new, dedicated room inside the Louvre museum

 

French President Emmanuel Macron announces a multiyear overhaul, long-term investments to modernize the Louvre museum

 
FILE - Journalists walk past Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa during a visit of the Louvre museum Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the techniques that Leonardo da Vinci used to paint his groundbreaking portrait of the woman with the exquisitely enigmatic smile. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Scientists pry a secret from the `Mona Lisa’ about how Leonardo painted the masterpiece

 

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