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Save/ShareMany museums across Paris are now closed while union workers try to rumble with the Ministry of Culture. As we reported last week, employees walked off the job at the Pompidou Center to protest cuts in government spending. Today the strike spread to dozens of other important museums.
As of Thursday December 3*, the following key museums are closed:
•The Louvre
•The Pompidou Center
•The Musée d'Orsay
•The royal palace at Versailles.
•The Rodin Museum
•The Château de Versailles
•The Arc de Triomphe
•Sainte-Chapelle
Workers at each museum are voting every day to determine the duration of the strike. Check the website of your target museum on the day that you plan to visit.
*This post updated Thursday at 12:11p.m. ET.
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Thanks for the update. I am assuming that L'orangerie and the Grand Palais will remain open..I better get tickets!
Posted By Pamela on December 4, 2009, 12:32 AM
Why is Versailles on the list twice? Side note, the gardens and Marie Antoinette's house is still open.
Posted By Stephen on December 4, 2009, 11:03 PM
Is this strike still going on?
Posted By Steve on December 7, 2009, 12:35 PM