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		</div><p>The Louvre Museum in Paris has closed to the public after its staff took part in the wave of French protest strikes against the government’s unpopular pension reform plans.</p>
<p>Dozens of Louvre employees blocked the entrance, prompting the museum to announce it would be temporarily closed.</p>
<p>The demonstrators toted banners and flags in front of the Louvre’s famed pyramid, where President Emmanuel Macron had celebrated his presidential victory in 2017.</p>
<p>They demanded the repeal of the new pension law that raises the retirement age from 62 to 64.</p>
<p>The action comes on the eve of another nationwide protest planned for Tuesday against the bill – and as Mr Macron holds a meeting with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to discuss the way forward.</p>
<p>The Louvre is always closed on Tuesdays, so staff protested a day earlier.</p>
<p>Some tourists were stoic about the artistic blockade. Britney Tate, a 29-year-old doctoral student from California, said: “If you firmly believe that this will bring some change, there’s plenty of other things that we can see in Paris.”</p>
<p>Others who had travelled thousands of miles were more vocal about the inconvenience.</p>
<p>“We’re going to respect their strike tomorrow, but to do this today, it’s just heart-breaking,” said Karma Carden, a tourist from Fort Myers, Florida.</p>
<p>“We knew that Versailles would not be open because of the protest, but we knew the Louvre was open.</p>
<p>“I understand why they’re upset, but to do this to people from around the world who’ve travelled from around the world for this and paid thousands of dollars,” she added.</p>
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