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The Louvre, The World’s Most-Visited Museum, Shut Down As Staff Protested Overcrowding, Mass Tourism, And Understaffing, Stranding Thousands Of Visitors. Despite President Macron’s “Louvre New Renaissance” Plan, Workers Demand Urgent Action. Past Closures Include During War, COVID, & Strikes (2019 & 2013). Reopening May Happen On 6/18/25.

https://abc7chicago.com/post/louvre-worlds-most-visited-museum-shuts-down-staff-sounding-alarm-mass-tourism/16772066/

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, has withstood war, terror, and pandemic – but on Monday, it was brought to a halt by its own striking staff, who say the institution is crumbling under the weight of mass tourism.