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How the race for a selfie with Mona Lisa forces the world’s largest art museum ‘The Louvre’ to shut down
The Louvre Museum in Paris, home to the Mona Lisa, unexpectedly shut down due to a staff strike, leaving tourists stranded.
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Louvre Launches Design Contest for $400 Million Expansion, Including a New Room for ‘Mona Lisa’
The Musée du Louvre expansion will build a new entrance and dedicated room for the Mona Lisa, to be selected in an ...
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Louvre Museum Closes as Workers Protest Overtourism, Visitors Left Stranded
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Louvre Museum in Paris, famous for the Mona Lisa painting, closed on Monday morning, June 16, 2025, without clear notice, leaving thousands of visitors stranded in the iconic ...
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Paris Museum Housing 'Mona Lisa' Closes As Staff Protest Tourist Overcrowding - NDTV.com
The Louvre museum in Paris, renowned for masterpieces like the Mona Lisa, unexpectedly closed on Monday due to a staff strike. Ticket agents, gallery attendants, and security personnel walked out ...
Thousands locked out of the Louvre as museum workers strike over 'unmanageable crowds'
The Louvre, the world's most visited museum, was closed for a few hours on June 16 after an impromptu staff strike.
The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, shuts down as staff protests over mass tourism
The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, has withstood war, terror, and ...
Union protest forces the Louvre to delay opening as visitors wait in long line-ups
The Louvre Museum has failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines ...
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Louvre Staff’s Work Stoppage Shutters Museum for Hours
The Louvre is home to more than 33,000 works of art including many sculptures, paintings and antiques. Among the most famous pieces is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.