Paris Louvre Museum Closed Amid Strikes Over Pension Plans

Employees and members of French trade unions hold flags and a banner reading "Musee du Louvre on strike" in front of the Louvre pyramid at the entrance of Louvre museum, in Paris, France, on Jan. 17, 2019. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images

Paris’s Louvre museum was closed on Friday as dozens of protesters blocked the entrance to denounce the French government’s plans to overhaul the pension system.

The Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit marking the 500th anniversary of the Italian master’s death, which is displayed at the Louvre, was also closed as a result, the museum said.