Overview
- The museum confirmed a full reopening on Friday after unions and management ended the walkout that had curtailed access earlier in the week.
- Union leaders called the halt a temporary truce, keeping the strike notice in place and warning action could resume on January 5 without concrete advances.
- The shutdown closed the Louvre on Monday and forced partial access on Wednesday and Thursday to a limited ‘masterpieces’ route that included the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.
- Officials estimate each closed day costs about €400,000 in lost revenue, underscoring the financial strain of the stoppage.
- Workers are pressing for permanent salary increases and substantial hiring to address chronic understaffing and deterioration, rejecting one-off bonuses after a high-profile October jewel theft exposed security failures.