<p>Art lovers visiting the famous Lourve Museum in Paris were in for a shock on Sunday as a man, dressed as an old woman, jumped out of a wheelchair and smeared cake on Leonardo Da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa painting.&nbsp;The video of the act has now been widely circulated on social media.&nbsp;<br />
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A man, disguised as a wheelchair-bound old lady, jumped out and tried to break the bulletproof glass barrier around the painting. When he was unable to break the glass, he promptly smeared cake on it in order to cover the painting. He was by then tackled by the Museum security. &nbsp;He also sprinkled roses before he was knocked to the ground by security.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Maybe this is just nuts to me💀but an man dressed as an old lady jumps out of a wheel chair and attempted to smash the bullet proof glass of the Mona Lisa. Then proceeds to smear cake on the glass, and throws roses everywhere all before being tackled by security. 😂??? <a href="https://t.co/OFXdx9eWcM">pic.twitter.com/OFXdx9eWcM</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Can anybody translate what ole dude was saying as they where escorting him out?😂 <a href="https://t.co/Uy2taZ4ZMm">pic.twitter.com/Uy2taZ4ZMm</a></p>
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<p>As the man was taken out by the security, he addressed visitors in French which was captured on video as well. A Spanish media outlet, Pledge Times, later reported that the man shouted in French, "some people are trying to destroy the earth, think of the earth!"</p>

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Eyewitnesses&nbsp;said the man was disguised as an old lady, wore a wig and rode through the museum in a wheelchair. It is not clear still what the man's motive was behind such an act and how he had managed to sneak the cake inside the museum.<br />
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Eyewitnesses said that the man disguised himself as an old lady and rode through the museum in a wheelchair before committing the attack. It is still not clear what the man's motive was behind and how he smuggled the cake into the museum.</p>

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Art lovers visiting the famous Lourve Museum in Paris were in for a shock on Sunday as a man, dressed as an old woman, jumped out of a wheelchair and smeared cake on Leonardo Da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa painting.

Art lovers visiting the famous Lourve Museum in Paris were in for a shock on Sunday as a man, dressed as an old woman, jumped out of a wheelchair and smeared cake on Leonardo Da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa painting. The video of the act has now been widely circulated on social media. A man, disguised as a wheelchair-bound old lady, jumped out and tried to break the bulletproof glass barrier around the painting. When he was unable to break the glass, he promptly smeared cake on it in order to cover the painting. He was by then tackled by the Museum security. He also sprinkled roses before he was knocked to the ground by security. Maybe this is just nuts to me💀but an man dressed as an old lady jumps out of a wheel chair and attempted to smash the bullet proof glass of the Mona Lisa. Then proceeds to smear cake on the glass, and throws roses everywhere all before being tackled by security. 😂??? pic.twitter.com/OFXdx9eWcM — Lukeee🧃 (@lukeXC2002) May 29, 2022 × Can anybody translate what ole dude was saying as they where escorting him out?😂 pic.twitter.com/Uy2taZ4ZMm — Lukeee🧃 (@lukeXC2002) May 29, 2022 × As the man was taken out by the security, he addressed visitors in French which was captured on video as well. A Spanish media outlet, Pledge Times, later reported that the man shouted in French, "some people are trying to destroy the earth, think of the earth!" Eyewitnesses said the man was disguised as an old lady, wore a wig and rode through the museum in a wheelchair. It is not clear still what the man's motive was behind such an act and how he had managed to sneak the cake inside the museum. Eyewitnesses said that the man disguised himself as an old lady and rode through the museum in a wheelchair before committing the attack. It is still not clear what the man's motive was behind and how he smuggled the cake into the museum.

Watch: Man disguised as old lady smears cake on Mona Lisa painting

<p>The Louvre museum in Paris - home to the Mona Lisa and other world famous works of art - suffered a 72 percent drop in visitors in 2020 compared to 2019, as a result of the COVID crisis.</p>

<p>The Louvre said in a statement on Friday that its overall visitor numbers for 2020 stood at 2.7 million. The museum, like many around the world, had to shut for much of last year due to restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus.</p>


The Louvre museum in Paris - home to the Mona Lisa and other world famous works of art - suffered a 72 percent drop in visitors in 2020 compared to 2019, as a result of the COVID crisis.

The Louvre museum in Paris - home to the Mona Lisa and other world famous works of art - suffered a 72 percent drop in visitors in 2020 compared to 2019, as a result of the COVID crisis. The Louvre said in a statement on Friday that its overall visitor numbers for 2020 stood at 2.7 million. The museum, like many around the world, had to shut for much of last year due to restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus.

Paris' Louvre museum visitors fell by three quarters in 2020 due to COVID crisis

<p>The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum, turned tourists away on Sunday after staff refused to work because of coronavirus fears, unions and management said. &nbsp;<br />
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Around 300 staff met in the morning and voted "almost unanimously" not to open, Christian Galani of the CGT labour union told AFP.<br />
By Sunday afternoon, visitors were learning the news as they arrived at the entrance.<br />
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"We're very disappointed," said one tourist, part of an Italian group. "It was the perfect day to go to the museum," he added under a steady drizzle of rain.<br />
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"No one warned us and nothing is written on the website!" said their guide, who gave her name only as Stefania.<br />
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Others complained that they had reserved tickets for the afternoon that same morning and there had been no hint of the coming closure at the website.<br />
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The Louvre, near the banks of the Seine river in central Paris, received 9.6 million visitors last year, most of them foreigners including Americans, Chinese and Europeans.<br />
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Louvre management later confirmed the museum was closed for the entire day and said it would refund ticket-holders.<br />
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"We apologise for any inconvenience and will keep you informed as the situation develops," the museum said on its website. The museum's management could not say if it would reopen on Monday.<br />
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On Saturday, the government announced several measures to try and curb the outbreak in France, including cancelling all gatherings of more than 5,000 people in confined spaces.<br />
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"The Louvre is a confined space which welcomes more than 5,000 people a day," said Galani, who also works at the museum. "There is real concern on the part of staff."<br />
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Workers met in the morning to discuss these fears, and Galani said management representatives were unable to convince staff to go to work.<br />
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They are demanding stepped up protective measures, including the provision of hand sanitising gel and window barriers to separate cashiers from members of the public.<br />
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In January, workers also forced a one-day closure in a strike over the government's pension reform plans.&nbsp;<br />
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Earlier this week, the museum ended a special Leonardo da Vinci exhibition with an all-time visitors' record of nearly 1.1 million people.<br />
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France now has 130 confirmed cases of the virus, the country's director-general of health Jerome Salomon said Sunday: 12 people have made a complete recovery, 116 are in hospital and two people have died.</p>


The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum, turned tourists away on Sunday after staff refused to work because of coronavirus fears, unions and management said.

The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum, turned tourists away on Sunday after staff refused to work because of coronavirus fears, unions and management said. Around 300 staff met in the morning and voted "almost unanimously" not to open, Christian Galani of the CGT labour union told AFP. By Sunday afternoon, visitors were learning the news as they arrived at the entrance. "We're very disappointed," said one tourist, part of an Italian group. "It was the perfect day to go to the museum," he added under a steady drizzle of rain. "No one warned us and nothing is written on the website!" said their guide, who gave her name only as Stefania. Others complained that they had reserved tickets for the afternoon that same morning and there had been no hint of the coming closure at the website. The Louvre, near the banks of the Seine river in central Paris, received 9.6 million visitors last year, most of them foreigners including Americans, Chinese and Europeans. Louvre management later confirmed the museum was closed for the entire day and said it would refund ticket-holders. "We apologise for any inconvenience and will keep you informed as the situation develops," the museum said on its website. The museum's management could not say if it would reopen on Monday. On Saturday, the government announced several measures to try and curb the outbreak in France, including cancelling all gatherings of more than 5,000 people in confined spaces. "The Louvre is a confined space which welcomes more than 5,000 people a day," said Galani, who also works at the museum. "There is real concern on the part of staff." Workers met in the morning to discuss these fears, and Galani said management representatives were unable to convince staff to go to work. They are demanding stepped up protective measures, including the provision of hand sanitising gel and window barriers to separate cashiers from members of the public. In January, workers also forced a one-day closure in a strike over the government's pension reform plans. Earlier this week, the museum ended a special Leonardo da Vinci exhibition with an all-time visitors' record of nearly 1.1 million people. France now has 130 confirmed cases of the virus, the country's director-general of health Jerome Salomon said Sunday: 12 people have made a complete recovery, 116 are in hospital and two people have died.

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Paris' Louvre museum visitors fell by three quarters in 2020 due to COVID crisis

Paris's Louvre museum closes over staff coronavirus fears