The Louvre museum in Paris was partially reopened this Wednesday (17), despite employees voting unanimously to extend the strike that began on Monday (15) over wages and working conditions.
The partial reopening means visitors will be able to see the museum’s masterpieces, including the Mona Lisa and the sculpture Winged Victory of Samothrace, the Louvre said.
The strike comes in the wake of the , as well as recent infrastructure problems, including a , which exposed glaring security failures and revealed the deteriorating state of the museum.
Nearly nine million people visited the museum in 2023, or about 30,000 visitors per day.
Unions have said Louvre staff are overworked and mismanaged, and are calling for more hiring, pay increases and a redirection of spending.
Louvre director Laurence des Cars, who has faced intense criticism since the 88 million euro (about US$103.14 million) thieves in October, was due to answer questions from the French Senate on Wednesday afternoon (17).
