On Monday, July 6, as the Louvre reopened after four months of closure, there were more-than-eager museum-goers waiting at the foot of the glass pyramid. Paris tour guides took the opportunity of the broadcasted reopening to make their voices heard.
Dozens of Parisian tour guides, wearing face masks and holding signs with photos of the Mona Lisa, gathered outside the Louvre to protest the lack of relief funds allocated to out-of-work tour guides.