France Closed the Louvre as New Protests Loomed. Here's Why

Описание: On Saturday, October 24, 2026, the Louvre stayed shut. So did the Musée d'Orsay, the Picasso Museum and the Grand Palais, and Art Basel Paris canceled its weekend program, as France deployed about 70,000 police officers and gendarmes ahead of another day of protests. We explain how a movement that began with high school students reached the doors of the world's most famous museum, what happened at the Louvre on Monday, why authorities chose caution, and what this says about France's crisis. Facts as of October 24, 2026.

Chapters:
0:00 The Louvre is closed
1:10 Monday at the Louvre
2:22 How it started
4:05 Police and safety
5:17 Saturday's security plan
6:09 Why close a museum?
8:12 More than a museum
9:09 What comes next

Was closing the museums responsible caution or a sign that public life is breaking down? Tell us in the comments.

Monday's student blockade and Saturday's announced closure were separate events; there is no report of any attack on the Louvre or its art. Archive photos are labeled on screen.

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