Art museums and cultural monuments in France, including the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, and the Arc de Triomphe, were partially or fully closed to the public on September 10 in response to a country-wide labor strike over proposed government spending cuts. The work stoppage follows the collapse of the French government at the beginning of the week, when Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a confidence vote in parliament and was subsequently forced to resign. In July, Bayrou had proposed a controversial plan to reduce the country’s ballooning budget deficit by almost €44 billion (~$51.46 billion) by implementing austerity measures like scrapping two public holidays and freezing pension and welfare payments at 2025 levels, forgoing the typical cost-of-living increase. He is now the fourth prime minister to be ousted from the government in less than two years. “Graphic designers, artists, illustrators — let’s contribute through our images to help grow this movement that seeks to put a st...