Louvre Employees Continue to Strike: Partial Opening Still Possible

The Louvre in Paris, the most visited museum in the world, remains partially closed for the time being. Good news for tourists: The Mona Lisa and other masterpieces can still be visited. The employees voted on Wednesday to extend their strike, which began on Monday. Unions criticize the overload of Louvre employees and poor management by the administration. They are demanding, among other things, new hires and salary increases.

Partial Opening Possible

A partial reopening allows visitors to admire the highlights of the collection - in addition to the Mona Lisa, also the Winged Victory of Samothrace - the Louvre announced. The museum, which counts around 30,000 visitors daily, has about 2,200 employees.

After Jewel Heist: Increasing Decay Revealed

In the course of investigations following the spectacular jewel theft in October and a water damage incident that damaged hundreds of prints, serious infrastructure problems of the museum came to light. Egregious security gaps and the increasing decay of the museum were revealed.

Louvre Director Laurence Des Cars, who has been subject to intense criticism since the theft of the crown jewels worth approximately 88 million euros in October, was scheduled to testify before the French Senate on Wednesday afternoon.

(APA/Red)

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