
Louvre Staff Extend Strike; Visitors Face Limited Access
Only select galleries—including those housing the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo—were opened, as management sought to ease mounting frustration among crowds.

Only select galleries—including those housing the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo—were opened, as management sought to ease mounting frustration among crowds.

Staff protest overcrowding and security gaps with a walkout which follows a major jewel theft and staff shortages at the Paris museum.

The theft of valuable jewelry from Paris’ famous museum prompted officials to announce plans for a complete overhaul of its security system.

Authorities say DNA evidence led investigators to suspects in a heist which exposed serious flaws in a world-famous museum’s security system.