With 8.7 million visitors last year — more than double what the museum's infrastructure was designed to handle — the Louvre has become a symbol of tourism pushed beyond its breaking point. Even with a daily cap of 30,

The Louvre, the world's most visited museum, abruptly shut down due to a strike over overcrowding and poor working conditions. Here's why the closure matters for tourists and the future of global heritage travel.

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.