Louvre Museum Staff Strike Against €700 Million Renovation Plans
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Summary
Staff members at the Musée du Louvre in Paris went on strike, demanding that €700 million renovation plans be abandoned. The strikers want the funds redirected to building maintenance instead of the proposed new entrance and renovations. The walkout caused the world's most visited museum to close in the morning before partially reopening in the afternoon.
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· 3 pulledStaff members of the Musée du Louvre in Paris went on strike this week, demanding that plans to renovate and add a new entrance to the museum be scrapped in favor of building maintenance.
The staff members staged a walkout on Monday, causing the world's most visited museum to be closed in the morning before partially opening in the afternoon.
Strikers called for museum
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