The Louvre in Paris, the world’s most visited museum, reopened on Saturday after being shut down by workers striking over government plans to overhaul France’s pension system. On Friday, hundreds of disappointed visitors had massed outside the Louvre, some hurling insults at strikers who had blocked the entrance. The unions are looking for a second wind as the movement starts to flag, with the proportion of striking workers at national railway operator Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) falling to less than 5% on Friday. The Louvre, which lies near the banks of the Seine, received 9.6 million visitors last year, most of them foreigners including Americans, Chinese and Europeans. CL/JBRELATED STORIES:New exhibition to explore Jean-Michel Basquiat’s influence on hip-hop cultureStephen King’s mansion to become museum

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 20, 2020 13:30 UTC