Paris protesters blocked off access to the historic Louvre Museum on Monday morning amid ongoing demonstrations across France.

June 16, 2025 will remain a landmark day in the history of Paris, France because of the temporary shut down of the Louvre Museum. Yes, the world's most-visited art museum has unexpectedly shut its doors to visitors because of a spontaneous staff strike.

The Louvre Museum is closing. Thoughts brought to mind by that newsI saw the news that the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, will be temporarily closed on October 24, 2026.It seems the closure is for safety reasons due to demonstrations.

The demonstration happens to coincide with the one year anniversary of the theft of the French crown jewels from the museum’s Apollo Gallery.

The Louvre Museum in Paris, France, reopened to the public on Wednesday after a jewellery heist prompted a three-day closure. During the robbery, a band of thieves broke into the French capital’s iconic museum and stole eight items of jewellery ...

The world-famous Louvre art museum in Paris did not open as usual at the start of the week due to the student protest movement, the museum said on its website and on social media on Monday morning.

France faced widespread protests on Saturday over rising living costs, wages, and education funding, prompting authorities to deploy up to 70,000 police officers nationwide.

An Italian official in Milan has called for France’s Louvre Museum to temporarily return Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to Italy as the museum faces concerns of disrepair and appeals for renovation. Francesca Caruso, the regional assessor for culture of ...

Last time, I visited The National Art Center, Tokyo, but skipped the Louvre Museum Renaissance exhibition because it was incredibly crowded. This time, I went back for a rematch and finally viewed it.