Louvre workers strike in another blow to Paris museum
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On November 26, a water leak at Paris’ Louvre Museum damaged between 300 and 400 historical books in the Egyptology and scientific documentation section. Then, on December 8, workers at the museum voted to initiate a strike over poor working conditions. And that’s only a drop in the bucket compared to the Louvre’s overall woes so far this year.
The strangest thing happened at the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday, May 29. A climate activist disguised as a disabled woman in a wheelchair attempted to shatter the bulletproof protective glass of the museum's most prized painting, Leonardo da Vinci's ...
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Overcrowding, leaks and lax security: Louvre workers walk out after US$102m robbery at Paris museum
Workers at the Louvre Museum are set to begin a rolling strike today to demand extra staff and measures to tackle overcrowding, adding to the woes of
PARIS (AP) — The robbery at the Louvre has done what no marketing campaign ever could: It has catapulted France’s dusty crown jewels — long admired at home, little known abroad — to global fame. One week on, the country is still wounded by the ...