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.

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.