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

The Louvre shut down unexpectedly as staff members went on strike over unmanageable crowds and poor working conditions.

Thousands of tourists were left stranded outside the Louvre in Paris on Monday, as it was forced to shut down. What went ...

On Monday, June 16, the most visited museum in the world, the Louvre museum in Paris, France, experienced an unprecedented ...

On Monday morning, tourists flocked to the Louvre, eager to see the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and thousands ...

In the wake of that growing movement, workers at the Louvre reportedly spontaneously decided to walk out during a standard ...

The Paris museum has become a symbol of tourism pushed to its limits. Workers point to unmanageable crowds, chronic ...

Louvre Museum in Paris closed unexpectedly because of a staff strike. Thousands of tourists were left outside. Workers ...

The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war but by its own exhausted staff, who say the institution in Paris is ...