“We are blocking the world’s largest museum”: Louvre students support high school students

Students from the École du Louvre blocked access to the Louvre Museum in Paris on Monday, October 19. They said they were supporting the high school students’ movement and denouncing police interventions they consider repressive. The museum’s management said the protest was not directly linked to the institution, which was serving as an “echo chamber” for the demonstrators’ demands. The blockade prevented the Louvre from opening as scheduled at 9 a.m.