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The World's Most-Visited Museum Shuts down with Staff Sounding the Alarm on Mass Tourism

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The Associated Press

14:34 JST, June 17, 2025

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, has withstood war, terror, and pandemic — but on Monday, it was brought to a halt by its own striking staff, who say the institution is crumbling under the weight of mass tourism.

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