The Louvre museum reopened its doors “as usual” on Friday after a decision to end the strike, which employees had voted for since Monday to demand improved working conditions.
The unions indicated that the employees, who held a general assembly, decided not to continue the strike, but they are keeping their strike notice active due to a lack of “sufficient progress” in negotiations.
The Louvre museum closed its doors on Monday due to the strike and had only partially reopened since then.
Facing the strike, the Ministry of Culture pledged to reverse a decision to cut public funds granted to the Louvre by 5.7 million euros and to hire more staff, but the unions considered these measures insufficient.
On Thursday, after a few hours of delay due to the strike, the museum partially opened its doors as it had on Wednesday.
The Louvre receives millions of visitors. In 2024, it welcomed 8.7 million visitors, 69% of whom were non-French.
