Overview
- At a morning assembly, about 350 employees from conservation, operations and support roles voted unanimously to continue the walkout.
- The museum remains partially open on the “Masterpieces” route, including access to the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
- Staff cite chronic understaffing, building deterioration and security failures exposed by the October crown jewels theft, and they oppose a planned ticket price increase for non‑EU visitors from January 14.
- The action revives a stoppage first launched on December 15 and paused on December 19 after negotiations that unions say produced no firm commitments on governance changes, safety works and new hires.
- The Culture Ministry reversed a planned €5.7 million funding cut and promised recruitments and allowance increases, but union leaders deem the measures insufficient.