Louvre temporarily shuts down as employees strike over too many tourists

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to the iconic Mona Lisa, abruptly shut its doors on Monday in France for a few hours after staff members launched a spontaneous strike to protest unmanageable working conditions and surging visitor numbers.

Frustrated tourists, many of whom had their Paris trips planned for months, were left standing in long, unmoving lines, bewildered, and without explanation.