The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war, not by terror, but by its own exhausted staff, who say the institution is crumbling from within.

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, was brought to a halt on Monday by its own striking staff, who say the institution is crumbling under the weight of mass tourism.

A strike on June 16 that left visitors waiting outside the Mona Lisa’s home shows change is needed more urgently than Macron has promised.