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Louvre Reopens After Staff Suspend Strike

Unions paused walkouts pending a January 5 assembly after limited progress in talks with museum leadership alongside the Culture Ministry.

People queue near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum to enter the museum which remains closed as its staff continue discussions on whether to extend a strike over pay and working conditions at the museum, the state of the museum's buildings and staffing issues, two months after a spectacular heist which saw thieves make off with jewels in broad daylight, in Paris, France, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor
People wait for the Louvre museum to open as employees at the Louvre Museum vote to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Overview

  • - The museum opened as normal on Dec 19 after workers voted to suspend their strike, following a full closure on Dec 15 and partial reopenings on Dec 17–18.
  • - Union leaders said progress in negotiations remained insufficient on staffing, pay, long-term security and maintenance despite multiple meetings with the Culture Ministry.
  • - Employees scheduled a general assembly for Jan 5 to decide whether to resume industrial action.
  • - The dispute follows an Oct 19 daylight theft in which two intruders used tools to seize eight crown-jewellery pieces worth about €88 million; the items remain unrecovered.
  • - Recent leaks and structural concerns heightened maintenance worries, as the Culture Ministry imposed emergency anti-intrusion measures and assigned Philippe Jost to steer reorganisation.