The Louvre Museum in Paris has been closed this week, as security and reception staff went on strike over what they say are deteriorating working conditions as the museum draws record crowds, the NPR (National Public Radio) website reports today (May 29, 2019).
The museum -- located in the former royal palace on the city's Right Bank -- attracted a record 10.2 million visitors last year.
No other museum in the world has ever equaled that figure. But workers say both visitors and staff are suffering from such massive popularity.
"The Louvre is suffocating," the Sud Culture Solidaires Union said in a statement. "While the public has increased by more than 20 percent since 2009, the palace has not grown. Today the situation is untenable."
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