École du Louvre Students Block Museum Entrances

Students from the École du Louvre blocked entrances to the museum in Paris on Monday, October 19, preventing it from opening at its scheduled time, museum management said. The action took place as protests over living costs and other concerns continued across France following a weekend of violence in some cities. The blockade closed access to the Louvre’s glass pyramid entrance, and a visitor also reported that entrances at the Carrousel du Louvre and Passage Richelieu were blocked. The museum normally opens at 9 a.m. on Mondays, and protesters were still outside at 11 a.m., according to a report from the scene. The reports did not say when the museum reopened. Museum management and unions said École du Louvre students led the action in support of protests by high school students and to criticize police conduct. A leaflet posted outside the museum declared that protesters were blocking the world’s largest museum. The Louvre’s website displayed a notice saying it was closed because of strikes, according to one contemporaneous report. The museum closure came amid demonstrations that began with student demands for better conditions in schools and broadened to include concerns...