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Louvre strike highlights Paris museum’s overtourism issue as staff decry ‘physical ordeal’
A strike on June 16 that left visitors waiting outside the Mona Lisa’s home shows change is needed more urgently than Macron ...
Why the Louvre Temporarily Closed Its Doors This Week—and What to Know About Potential Future Disruptions
While it appears to be a one-off event, it’s another indicator of the challenges sparked by overtourism across Europe.
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Louvre’s Surprise Closure Sparks Tourist Outrage
Thousands of angry tourists waited for hours outside the Louvre on Monday morning after the Paris museum's staff staged a ...
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How Paris's Seine river keeps the Louvre cool in summer
As Paris braces for a heat wave this weekend, a little-known network of underground pipes will be cooling the Louvre museum ...
Paris Louvre closure leaves thousands waiting amid staff 'emergency meeting'
The Louvre Museum in Paris delayed its opening on Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stranded in long lines outside the iconic glass pyramid.
Tourists in Paris told to 'think again' about visiting one popular attraction
Anyone travelling to the French capital has been told to rethink their visit to a popular tourist destination, or to be ...
Paris's Louvre shuts down as anti-tourism protests spread through Europe
The Louvre Museum closed after staff walked out over overcrowding, decaying infrastructure and deep funding cuts, leaving ...
Abrumado y con poco personal, el Louvre cierra sus puertas: señal de advertencia por sobreturismo
El Louvre, el museo más visitado del mundo y un símbolo global de arte, belleza y resistencia, ha resistido guerras, terrorismo y pandemias, ...