# Louvre turns away tourists as Paris braces for renewed violence following destructive riots

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/louvre-turns-away-tourists-as-paris-braces-for-renewed-violence-following-destructive-riots/
- Published: 2026-10-24T13:09:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T15:24:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/travel/louvre-turns-away-tourists-paris-braces-renewed-violence-following-destructive-riots
- Topics: Culture, Travel, World

## Key points

- The Louvre and other Paris museums closed ahead of planned demonstrations.
- France prepared to deploy up to 70,000 law enforcement officers.
- Art Basel Paris cancelled its weekend programme over security concerns.

## Summary

The Louvre and several other major Paris museums closed as officials prepared for fresh demonstrations a week after riots damaged businesses across France. The closures disrupted visits to some of the city’s best-known attractions and forced organisers to cancel the weekend programme at Art Basel Paris.

Authorities planned to deploy up to 70,000 law enforcement officers nationwide, with helicopters, armoured vehicles and water cannons. Police redirected Paris’s main demonstration away from the city centre, while shopkeepers boarded up storefronts. The earlier unrest damaged or looted about 3,000 businesses, and the Louvre had also closed earlier in the week after student protesters blocked access.

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