The Louvre, the world's most visited museum, was closed for a few hours on June 16 after an impromptu staff strike.

A spontaneous strike at the Louvre erupted during a routine internal meeting, as gallery attendants, ticket agents and security personnel refused to take up their posts.

The Louvre has become a symbol of tourism pushed to its limits. As hotspots from Venice to the Acropolis race to curb crowds, the world’s most iconic museum, visited by millions, is hitting a ...

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Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.

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

The Louvre will hold a competition to choose the firm responsible for the addition, which is slated to open in 2031. Several underground rooms will be added to boost exhibition space.

The Louvre, the world's most visited museum, was closed for a few hours on June 16 after an impromptu staff strike.

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday a new restoration and expansion project for the Louvre Museum.

“The Louvre will be redesigned and restored to become the epicenter of art history for our country and beyond,” he said in a carefully choreographed speech, as the Mona Lisa’s famous gaze ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum, which he said will be renovated and expanded in a major overhaul ...