If you are traveling to Paris in the near future, there are some bad news and some good news. Bad news: You will probably not be able to see Mona Lisa or any masterpiece hanging any excellent works, as it is currently closed. Good news: You will see a strong labor movement at work. On Monday, the world’s most viewed museum staff went on strike, forcing the museum to close their doors on concerns about the effects of tourism on a large scale, According to Associated Press,
Shutdown spread across Europe after protests against tourism. In Spain, travelers roaming at popular tourist destinations were drenched by protesters Armed with water gunsLarge -scale demonstrations were also broken in the capital of Lisbon of Malorca, Venice, Italy and Portugal, According to APWith locals “everywhere you see, you are all looking for tourists.” The objections of the residents for visitors are mainly in creating a strength crisis, causing the cost of housing to skyrocket because homes are sought after being listed in AirBNB and other short -term fare markets.
Crowd issues have affected other warm places across Europe, which are rapidly dominated by people in search of a picturesque view, perhaps do not feel that their very presence is eradicating beauty. German publication Deutsche Welle recently highlighted Destination, popular on social media such as Instagram and Tikok, has been overmens by visitors, pushing local people out and making beautiful places and looks less accessible to others.
In view of that growing agitation, the workers of Lauvar allegedly decided to go out during a standard staff meeting on Monday according to AP. Gallery attendants, ticket -taking, and security refused to operate their positions, complaining that the crowd has become unbearable and the museum is understood.
according to a Report from The GuardianAbout nine million people pass through its doors every year, and about 20,000 people stop per day to see Mona Lisa. The traffic of that leg has become so unstable that it was Announced Earlier this year, Liovar will be re -designed to reduce the impact of those wishing to take and take a picture of the painting to give the work of Lyonardo da Vinci to his own room to give his own room to give his own room.
A common refrain from people going to painting is that this experience is decreasing how soon you are starting with hundreds of other people through the room. “You don’t see a painting,” a passenger from G-Hune Park, Seoul, South Korea, Told Associated Press“You see the phone. You see the elbow. You feel the heat. And then, you are pushed out.”
The popularity of painting has long been an issue for the museum, at the point that it is suggested That the painting should be taken down or moved. But due to no standalone room being ready so far, the painting still hangs in the museum. And with the employees saying that they are not just working with it, thousands of tickets in hand hanged on Monday, unable to see anything inside the glass pyramid. It is not clear when the museum will return to full staff and functionality, which will still overwhelm the real workers, but the tourism will be filled with flow again.
