March 12, 2009
Met Museum cuts 74 retail jobs, warns more cuts likely
Amid economic pressures, the Metropolitan Museum of Art today said it has let go of 74 retail emplyees and expects it will need to make a 10-percent across the board cut in positions by July 1.
“As part of an ongoing, and increasingly challenging, effort to maintain budgetary equilibrium in this worsening national economic climate—particularly for the retail sector—The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that it must pare its merchandising work force by 74 positions, effective immediately. These staff reductions represent 27% of its full-time, and 9% of its part-time retail positions, and are in addition to the 53 positions eliminated in recent months through the closings of eight satellite Museum stores around the country,” read a statement issued by the museum.
There was no mention of a rise in the $20 suggested admission price.
“The Met will continue to provide not only a safe repository for its vast collections, but a haven of enlightenment, education, and illumination for its diverse visitors from around the city and around the world, particularly at this time—when institutions that provide solace and inspiration are needed more than ever,” the statement concluded.
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