Protesters block entrances to Paris’s Louvre museum

Protesters blocked the entrances to the Louvre museum in Paris on Monday, following a weekend of demonstrations over the cost of living that escalated into violence and looting in several French cities. A sign on the museum gates read “Entrance closed”, while demonstrators handed out leaflets and spoke to passers-by about their action. The Louvre protest was linked to a wider movement initially led by high school students, but the weekend unrest extended beyond student demonstrations. A first-year student at the École du Louvre said the action aimed to bring the cultural sector into the movement, citing budget cuts and worsening working conditions at the museum.