Thursday, February 26, 2009

More bad recession-related museum news

Following the Philadelphia Museum and the Met's staff cut news, several other museums are following suit:

-The Walters Art Museum announced today that it will cut staff, freeze pay, cancel an exhibition partnered with the Musee d'Orsay next year, and reduce the number of major exhibitions per year from 3 to 2.

-The High Museum in Atlanta, Georgia will fire 7 percent of its staff, institute a hiring freeze, and cut salaries for existing employees, including the Director and director-level positions.

The Walters and the High are certainly the newest entries in an ever-growing list. A summary of the cuts that have been made across the board at small and large museums alike across the country was published in the Art Newspaper last month.

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