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The Louvre is closed today — Mon 5/27. Workers are striking.

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Here's what they posted on their Facebook page.

⚠ Museum closed today ⚠

Due to a recent increase in visitor numbers, members of the Musée du Louvre’s Reception and Security staff are exercising their right to strike. The museum will therefore remain closed all day today (May 27, 2019).
We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

To obtain refunds for tickets dated May 27, 2019, please write to: [email protected].

Visitor numbers are expected to remain high in the coming days. Only visitors with tickets purchased via the Louvre’s official website are guaranteed admission. For this reason, we strongly recommend booking online 👉 http://bit.ly/TicketingLouvre

📸 © Musée du Louvre / Maëlys Feunteun

Posted by
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Sounds like another typical day in Paris...

Posted by
27626 posts

There's also a strike affecting (not totally eliminating) bus service in the French Basque Country today. I haven't seen an explanation for this one.

Posted by
2092 posts

Kim, thanks for keeping us up to date. You are appreciated!

Posted by
7052 posts

What are the strikers' demands? More manageable crowds? Higher pay? Both?

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According to this, it has to do with the ever-increasing number of visitors - employees say that while there are even more people visiting, the staffing situation remains the same as before, so they are effectively protesting under-staffing.

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10344 posts

Are you sure they're not just taking Memorial Day off?
:-)

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The whole point of using technology - including advanced booking, automated gate entry and kiosks, and the like - is to accommodate more people more efficiently with either the same (or likely lower) staffing levels. Crowds at the Louvre are only going to grow, and managing them better may not necessarily require more staff, as politically unpalatable as that is to the workers. Just for comparison, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC had a record breaking 7.4 million visitors in 2018, compared to 10.2 at the Louvre. The Met and other prominent US museums are also seeing large year-to-year increases in recent years. The Met is open 7 days a week (and is open late twice a week in summer).

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Memorial Day is not a French holiday.

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