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Posted on January 12, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleThe Louvre museum in Paris closed on Monday as staff went on strike over pay and conditions. This follows a major robbery last October.
PARIS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Paris' Louvre museum will be closed on Monday due to a strike protest from staff, who have gone strike several times during the past weeks over pay and working conditions, said the museum on its website.
The Louvre is the world's most visited museum but it has been left reeling by a major robbery last October, when four burglars made off with jewels worth $102 million. The jewels are still missing.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, editing by Inti Landauro)
A museum is an institution that conserves and displays a collection of artifacts and objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific significance for public education and enjoyment.
Pay refers to the compensation or salary that employees receive for their work. It can be in the form of hourly wages, salaries, bonuses, or other financial benefits.
Working conditions encompass the environment and circumstances under which employees perform their jobs, including factors like safety, hours, pay, and overall job satisfaction.
A robbery is a crime involving the taking of property from a person or place through force or intimidation. It often involves threats of violence to achieve the theft.
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