Louvre Museum says shutting for the day due to strike

The Louvre Museum was forced to close on Monday due to strike action from staff in the latest disruption at the world’s most-visited museum, management said.“Due to public strikes, the Musee du Louvre is closed today,” the museum said in a message posted on its website, informing disappointed tourists and art lovers that their entry tickets would be automatically reimbursed. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The museum closed for a full day last month and has been only partially open on several other days since.Nearly three months after an embarrassing daylight heist, which has heaped pressure on Louvre bosses, staff are calling for more recruitment and better maintenance of the vast former royal palace. Questions continue to swirl since the October 19 break-in over whether it was avoidable and why thieves were able to steal crown jewels worth more than $100 million.Two intruders used a truck-mounted extendable platform to access a