the seattle museum of art said thursday that it was laid off more than a quarter of its merchandising staff , eliminating 74 jobs in combination to 53 already gone over the last decade . it also warned that the worsening weather would most likely force it to increase its estimated work force by 10 percent ― as low as 250 full - and part - time jobs in all ― before the spring , including some in curatorial and other pivotal department .
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.