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'The Louvre Is Suffocating': Museum Closed As Workers Strike, Citing Overcrowding

May 28, 20192:22 PM ET


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The Louvre was closed on Monday as security and reception staff went on strike over what they say are deteriorating working conditions as the museum draws record crowds. Here, visitors queue outside the Louvre in July 2015.Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images

The Louvre was shuttered on Monday, leaving hordes of tourists outside amid its famous glass pyramids. The reason? The Paris museum's security and reception staff were on strike, protesting "unprecedented deterioration of conditions" amid record crowds.

The museum, located in a former royal palace on the city's Right Bank, attracted a record 10.2 million visitors last year – a 25% increase over the year before. "No other museum in the world has ever equaled this figure," the museum trumpeted in January.

But workers say both visitors and staff are suffering from such massive popularity.

"The Louvre is suffocating," the Sud Culture Solidaires Union said in a statement Sunday. "While the public has increased by more than 20% since 2009, the palace has not grown. ... Today the situation is untenable."

The Musée du Louvre is open today but all time slots are currently fully booked.
All visitors who have already booked a specific time slot will be allowed to enter the museum.

� To check the next available time slots and book tickets go towww.ticketlouvre.fr. Only tickets purchased online guarantee entry to the museum.

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