Footage circulating on social platform X shows swarms of frustrated and confused visitors, tickets in hand, lingering outside the Parisian museum, after its staff called strikes on Monday.

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Dem Louvre geht die Luft aus: Das weltberühmte Museum blieb heute zeitweise zu - ein spontaner Streik des Personals gegen Überfüllung und Dauerstress.

Visitors were left stranded outside in Paris on Monday after a monthly union meeting led to a wildcat strike over workplace conditions and crowding.

Les employés entendaient dénoncer le surtourisme et des conditions de travail dégradées après la suppression de 200 emplois en quinze ans.

The Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa and other iconic works of art in Paris, closed abruptly Monday as the museum's staff staged an impromptu strike over large crowds of tourists and…

Footage circulating on social platform X shows swarms of frustrated and confused visitors, tickets in hand, lingering outside the Parisian museum, after its staff called strikes…