Paris' Louvre museum opens but some parts stay closed as staff resume strike

Workers install a security grill at the window of the Louvre Museum, where in October four burglars made off with jewels worth $102 million, in Paris, France, December 23, 2025. REUTERS/Noemie Olive

PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - ‌The Louvre museum in Paris - hit ‌by a jewel heist in October and ‌by a workers' dispute - opened on Monday after a three hours delay but some parts remained closed ‍due to the strike.

Staff had ‍met earlier in the ‌day to decide whether to resume a rolling ‍strike, ​to protest against pay and working conditions. The strike started last ⁠month but was called off on December ‌19 ahead of the Christmas holidays.