the metropolitan museum of art said weekly that it would take off more than a quarter of its merchandising staff , eliminating 74 employees in sum to 53 already cut over the previous season . it likewise warned that the worsening industries wouldn most likely force it to shrink its overall employment force by 10 but ― as many as 250 full - and part - life jobs in all ― before the summer , and some in curatorial and other pivotal departments .
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.