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Museum layoffs

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The National Gallery of Art Laid Off Its Entire Retail Workforce

Avatar photo by Kriston Capps May 5, 2021November 4, 2021

The museum is outsourcing jobs in its retail shops to Event Network, a company that manages museum stores nationwide.

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Guggenheim Museum Lays Off 24 Workers, Citing Ongoing Losses

by Hakim Bishara September 16, 2020November 5, 2020

“We have leaned into all the options we have available to us, including decreasing operating expenses, hiring freezes, analyzing business needs and departmental priorities, and reducing leadership salaries,” said Director Richard Armstrong in a letter to staff today.

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Metropolitan Museum Issues Second Round of Layoffs and Furloughs, Reducing Staff by 20%

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber and Hakim Bishara August 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Days ahead of today’s announcement, a group of Met employees sent a letter to museum administrators demanding greater transparency and protection for workers.

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After Layoffs, Tenement Museum Union Files Complaint With National Labor Relations Board

by Hakim Bishara July 31, 2020November 5, 2020

A complaint by UAW Local 2110 on behalf of the staffers accuses the museum of laying off workers without notice or severance and withholding information from the union.

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Brooklyn Museum Lays Off 29 Workers; New Museum Lays Off 18

by Hakim Bishara July 8, 2020March 8, 2023

Both museums received Paycheck Protection Program loans in the millions.

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