People wait to enter the Louvre museum after a snowfall in Paris, January 7, 2026. The museum announced it was closing due to strike action on Monday, January 12. CHRISTOPHE ENA / AP
The Louvre Museum was forced to close on Monday, January 12, due to strike action from staff in the latest disruption at the world's most-visited museum, management said. "Due to public strikes, the Musée du Louvre is closed today," the museum said in a message posted on its website, informing disappointed tourists and art lovers that their entry tickets would be automatically reimbursed.
The museum closed for a full day last month and has been only partially open on several other days since. Nearly three months after an embarrassing daylight heist, which has heaped pressure on Louvre bosses, staff are calling for more recruitment and better maintenance of the vast former royal palace.
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Louvre unions call strike over work conditions and need for building repairs
