Overview
- The 6.3% workforce cut totals 33 roles, with staff notified Wednesday and departures taking effect Friday.
- UAW Local 2110 says 16 union members are affected and is demanding information and bargaining; the museum says it will meet.
- The museum will also eliminate about 23 vacant positions, bringing total position reductions to roughly 10%.
- Director Pierre Terjanian says salaries and benefits account for 55% of expenses and notes that some senior roles are included.
- Plans include selling land in Hopkinton and deferring large projects, with leadership signaling more exhibitions drawn from the permanent collection as expenses outpace revenue and attendance trails pre-pandemic levels.