Many visitors had come to see a special
exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci which opened in October to mark
the 500th anniversary of the Italian master's death.
The Louvre workers were joined by other striking civil servants
from the culture sector, who were booed by some of the
frustrated tourists queuing in the hope of getting in. The
museum said tickets for the day would be fully reimbursed.
Other visitors voiced support for the strike over planned
pensions reform. The industrial action has lost momentum since
President Emmanuel Macron's government made a concession over
the retirement age and as strikers face financial pressure.
"It's annoying to come to Paris and find the Louvre closed, but
I support them", Elaine, a tourist from Brazil, said.
(Reporting by Gonzalo Fuentes and Thierry Chiarello; Writing by
Lucien Libert and Matthieu Protard; Editing by Alexander Smith)
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