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France.. The Louvre Museum is partially closed due to a strike by employees


Close The Louvre Museum in Paris, the most visited museum in the world, partly due to a strike called by its employees Monday to protest their working conditions, unions and management told Agence France-Presse.

The strike forced the museum to open its doors. "partially" Only, and visitors’ experience during this day was limited to inspection "Artistic masterpieces" Which includes French Ministry of Culture.

Louvre Museum Crises

Since the start of the strike, the Louvre Museum has been completely closed four times, while its exhibition halls have been partially opened another four times (including this Monday).

On Thursday, the museum, which was subject to the theft of jewelry worth 88 million euros on October 19, announced that it was the target of a widespread fraud in the sale of tickets that resulted in losses exceeding 10 million euros.
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A water leak on Friday also damaged an ornate ceiling dating back to the nineteenth century, prompting the temporary closure of some halls.

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