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Louvre workers strike in another blow to Paris museum

Louvre workers strike in another blow to the Paris museum

Workers at the Louvre Museum voted Monday to strike over working conditions and other complaints, dealing another blow to the Paris landmark and home of the “Mona Lisa” after an embarrassing jewelry h...

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Louvre closes as workers protest crumbling infrastructure

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Louvre shut down by striking workers

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Staff strike forces Louvre to close doors to visitors

The Louvre museum in Paris was forced to close on Monday as its employees went on strike over working conditions and pay, leaving thousands of would-be visitors disappointed.

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Louvre museum closed as staff continue strike over working conditions

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Louvre museum closed as staff discuss strike after jewel heist and June shutdown

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France's Louvre museum closed as workers begin rolling strike

Some tourists came to the Louvre early on Monday despite the threatened strike, and found it shut.

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Louvre Museum closes due to strike

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Labor union says Louvre workers have voted to strike in another blow to the Paris museum after jewelry heist

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Louvre visitors forced to go through ‘Mona Lisa journey’ to see painting

Visitors to the Louvre will be forced to traipse through a “Mona Lisa journey” covering a vast 32,000 square foot reception area to get a glimpse of the painting, the museum’s director has announced. In January, Emmanuel Macron, the French president ...

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A history of heists at the Louvre: From the Mona Lisa to Napoleon's jewels

The Sunday theft from the Louvre Museum of eight priceless pieces of jewelry belonging to Emperor Napoleon and his wife has ignited a national outcry and nationwide manhunt. French President Emmanuel Macron called the crime "an attack on a heritage that we ...

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Mona Lisa's smile a touch clearer through Louvre's new protective glass

PARIS (Reuters) - Visitors to the Louvre in Paris should have a clearer view of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" after the museum installed a new, more transparent form of bullet-proof glass to protect the world's most famous painting. The Mona Lisa has ...

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No more roommates for Mona Lisa! Iconic painting to get own gallery at the Louvre — and Americans will help foot the bill

Now she’s really got something to smile about. Mona Lisa is moving out of shared digs and into her own “special space” at the Louvre, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday — with visiting Americans expected to help pay for the ...