Overview
- About 350 employees across operations, conservation and support roles unanimously voted Monday to resume the walkout, according to CFDT and CGT.
- The museum closed in the morning and reopened at noon with limited access to marquee works including the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
- Visitors entered via a Seine-side door as most of the 400 rooms remained shut, reflecting management’s plan for restricted openings during the stoppage.
- Staff seek new hiring and infrastructure fixes, citing the October 19 jewel heist and recent leaks and structural risks; the eight stolen items remain unrecovered.
- Strikers also call on director Laurence des Cars to scrap a proposed €666 million entrance project to prioritize repairs, with further union talks planned and a parliamentary museum-safety inquiry slated to begin this week.