Overview
- The museum announced a full-day closure on Monday, its second total shutdown since the walkout began on December 15.
- Roughly 300 workers voted in a general assembly to prolong the strike after little progress in talks with museum management and the Culture Ministry.
- Staff cite shortages in gallery surveillance and broader working-conditions concerns as key reasons for continuing the labor action.
- Unions also oppose a planned increase for non‑EEA visitors’ tickets to €32 from €22, set to take effect on January 14.
- The dispute has intensified following an October theft of crown jewels and November structural and water-damage incidents that raised safety and preservation concerns.