Museum staff leaves 'Mona Lisa' fans high and dry as Louvre shuts down without warning

The crown jewel of Paris, The Louvre, unopen its doors connected tourists visiting from each implicit the satellite connected Monday.

Kevin Ward, traveling from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, told The Associated Press (AP), "It’s the ‘Mona Lisa’ moan retired here." 

"Thousands of radical waiting, nary communication, nary explanation," said Ward. 

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"I conjecture adjacent she needs a time off."

The world’s most-visited museum closed successful a uncommon occurrence owed to overtourism, prompting an worker strike, AP reported.

The world's astir visited museum, the Louvre, closes its doors arsenic unit onslaught amid overtourism concerns. (ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)

About 8.7 cardinal travelers visited the Musée du Louvre successful 2024, according to a depository property release. 

The pistillate astatine the halfway of the chaos is Leonardo da Vinci’s "Mona Lisa," situated successful the Louvre’s largest room, the Salle des États.

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The coating attracts astir 20,000 radical per day.

Ji-Hyun Park, visiting from Seoul, told the AP, "You spot phones. You spot elbows. You consciousness heat. And then, you’re pushed out."

The "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci attracts astir 20,000 visitors per day. (MAGALI COHEN/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images; Ashley J. DiMella/Fox News Digital)

In January, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a program to determination the 16th-century coating into its ain helping amid overcrowding.

The "Louvre New Renaissance" renovation task plans to adhd a wide entranceway adjacent the Seine River, adding Mona Lisa-specific tickets, and different updates, AP reported astatine the time. 

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"Conditions of display, mentation and presumption volition beryllium up to what the ‘Mona Lisa’ deserves," said Macron. 

Sarah Sefian, front-of-house assemblage attendant and visitant services cause astatine the Louvre, told AP that teams are nether unit with the number of visitors — and that changes request to hap now.

Tourists were complaining astir "no communication" arsenic the Louvre shuts down owed to a unit strike. (iStock)

"We instrumentality it precise severely that Monsieur Le President makes his speeches present successful our museum, but erstwhile you scratch the surface, the fiscal concern of the authorities is getting worse with each passing year," said Sefian.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.