As on Monday, and for the third time since December, the museum, which borders the Seine River, a heritage site, had to announce that it would not open and offer automatic refunds to the thousands of people who were unable to see the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, the Coronation of Napoleon, and other masterpieces.

The Louvre workers met early and decided to continue the strike, which cites a lack of staff, resources, and means to perform their duties, in the face of a workload “that keeps growing and increasingly brutal human resources management.”

The strike began on December 15, led by several unions, including the two most powerful in the country: the French Democratic Confederation of Labor (CFDT) and the General Confederation of Labor (CGT).

The Louvre has been in the spotlight in France and around the world since October 19, when the spectacular theft of eight jewels belonging to Empresses Eugénie, Marie Louise of Austria, Marie Amélie, and Hortense took place—a treasure valued at 88 million euros.

Although the four alleged thieves were captured, the priceless loot remains unrecovered.

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