The Louvre’s spontaneous strike erupted during a routine internal meeting, as gallery attendants, ticket agents and security personnel refused to take up their posts in protest over unmanageable crowds, chronic understaffing and what one union called “untenable” working conditions.
It’s rare for the Louvre to close its doors. It has happened during war, during the pandemic, and in a handful of strikes — including spontaneous walkouts over overcrowding in 2019 and safety fears in 2013. But seldom has it happened so suddenly, without warning, and in full view of the crowds.
Headline makes it sound like the Louvre closed forever. Turns out, it’s just the French being French. They didn’t even overturn a car and set it on fire in the parking lot.
That sucks, I had this on my bucket list, but now I don’t know. Hope workers get what they want. I wonder why not have people make reservations and take only certain number of visitors a day?
Headline makes it sound like the Louvre closed forever. Turns out, it’s just the French being French. They didn’t even overturn a car and set it on fire in the parking lot.
Give it time, we’ll get our fire.
Not even a single burning car? Shite party. I’m not going.
That sucks, I had this on my bucket list, but now I don’t know. Hope workers get what they want. I wonder why not have people make reservations and take only certain number of visitors a day?
Because that’s not how you maximize profits.
Nordic countries we visited: smaller museums (musea?) but free to enter. No profit there.
Free‽ No profit‽‽
Where’s the profit in that!?!
Oh wow. Even with timed entry