The Louvre Museum in Paris partially reopened today despite a staff strike

The Louvre was partially reopened on Wednesday in Paris after it was closed on Monday due to a strike, despite the employees’ unanimous decision to continue their protest, in light of the unrest witnessed this The museum was partially opened on Wednesday, and visitors began arriving shortly before noon. Australian tourist Judy Bell expressed her astonishment, saying: "This is an unexpected French cultural experience!"when looking at the union flags placed in front of the Louvre Museum pyramid.
It was not immediately known how many sections are available to the public. The organization merely said in a statement on the XN platform "Some rooms of the Louvre Museum are temporarily closed"I apologize for that "The inconvenience caused"

An emergency meeting was held on Monday with the unions at the Ministry of Culture to calm the anger of employees, which was also exacerbated by a series of setbacks since The massive robbery that took place on October 19, during which precious jewelry was stolen.
In addition to canceling the budget cut scheduled for the Louvre Museum for 2026 amounting to 5.7 million euros, the Ministry proposed redeploying employees and launching special recruitment campaigns for visitor services and security at the museum. The ministry has also committed to granting a one-time bonus, while the unions are demanding a permanent increase in wages.
Three meetings were held in the ministry last week.

In light of the weak position it faces as a result of this labor dispute, the president of the Louvre Museum will represent "Lawrence D. Carr" Before the Senate again at 15:30 GMT to highlight the museum’s security deficiencies.

Security shortcomings

On October 22, that is, three days after the theft of the jewels, the Louvre President admitted to the Senate that "shortening"But she defended her actions, stressing that… "Accelerated development" Master security plan. But since then, embarrassing scandals have weakened the museum director, who has held this position since the end of 2021.
She was forced "De Car" To admit that it was not aware of the disturbing results of the 2019 security audit until after the break-in, as the Audit Bureau recently highlighted. "Continuous delays" Affects the master security plan whose implementation has not yet begun. The museum’s security department was also subjected to harsh criticism in an administrative investigation conducted following the robbery.

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