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Spain’s Museum of Censored Art Shutters “Indefinitely” After Labor Protests
Subcontracted staff alleged poor working conditions at Barcelona’s Museu de l’Art Prohibit, which houses works by David Wojnarowicz, Gustav Klimt, and more.
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Louvre Museum Shutters as “Exhausted” Staff Go on Strike
The unplanned work stoppage closed the museum for hours on Monday, leaving visitors waiting in long lines.
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LA’s $1B Lucas Museum Lays Off 22 Employees
The institution co-founded by Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson cut both full- and part-time workers ahead of its 2026 opening.
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Lays Off 29 Workers
The museum union pledged to “fight back on these unjustified layoffs,” which the institution said were a response to financial challenges.
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How Workers in Ancient Egypt and Rome Organized Strikes
Historian Sarah E. Bond joins Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian to discuss the 3000-year-old legacy of workers rebelling against unjust wages and working conditions.
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The Contested History of American Labor
An exhibition shows that our beleaguered present is not apocalyptically singular but the continuation of one long, long fight.
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Workers Protest Abrupt Layoffs at Guggenheim Museum
As guests filed into the opening of Rashid Johnson's solo exhibition, dozens of cultural workers and supporters decried the museum's decision to cut 20 staffers without notice.
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Brooklyn Museum Pauses Layoffs, But Workers Not Out of the Woods
A city funding increase and voluntary buyouts for nearly 30 staffers mean the institution will hold off on further cuts, for now.
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SF Museum Workers Push Back Against Proposals to Slash Staff
The Asian Art Museum and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco may turn to layoffs and reduced operating hours in order to meet the city’s budget reduction plan.
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Trump Federal Job Cuts May Threaten Thousands of Artworks
Expected layoffs in the General Services Administration’s fine arts and preservation units will reportedly leave the fate of many public works in limbo.
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Amid Layoffs Controversy, Brooklyn Museum Will Offer Buyouts to Workers
Unionized workers will have the option of voluntary separation packages, but there is no guarantee that layoffs will be avoided.
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Buffalo AKG Art Museum Workers Decry Layoffs of 13 Union Members
“At a time when workers’ rights are under attack nationwide, it is appalling to see AKG take a page from Elon Musk’s playbook,” said union organizer Casey Moore.