The Louvre has become a bellwether of global overtourism — a gilded palace overwhelmed by its own popularity. As tourism magnets from Venice to the Acropolis scramble to cap crowds, the world’s most ...

While it appears to be a one-off event, it’s another indicator of the challenges sparked by overtourism across Europe.

PARIS — 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 ...

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war, not by terror, but by its own exhausted staff, who say the ...

The Louvre Museum closed its doors on June 16. Many visitors were left confused outside as they waited to visit the place. Sounak Mukhopadhyay. Updated 17 Jun 2025, 11:40 AM IST.

It’s rare for the Louvre to close its doors to the public. It has happened during war, during the pandemic, and in a handful of strikes—including spontaneous walkouts over overcrowding in 2019 ...

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 ...

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war, not by terror, but by its own exhausted staff, who say the ...

The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war but by its own exhausted staff, who say the institution in ...