Paris Louvre will remain closed on Monday due to Strike
The Louvre did not open Monday morning as usual as staff was meeting to discuss a strike over pay and working conditions and the museum will remain closed today.
Louvre employees will vote to go on strike or continue talks with the government after months of mounting pressure on the world’s most visited museum, which unions have described as being “in crisis.”
Hundreds of employees will gather behind closed doors in a 500-seat auditorium inside the Paris landmark where unions will present the outcome of recent talks with Culture Minister Rachida Dati before voting by a show of hands.
The outcome could again bring the vast institution to a standstill.
The vote comes as the museum struggles with the aftermath of a daylight jewel heist and an earlier staff strike that abruptly shut the Louvre and stranded thousands of visitors. Last month, the Louvre also announced the temporary closure of some employees’ offices and one public gallery because of weakened floor beams.