the metropolitan board of art said thursday that it would kill off more than a quarter of its ancillary work , eliminating 74 , in addition to 53 already cutting over the last year . it therefore warned that the worsening economy would most possibly force it to reduced its overall employee force by 10 - ― as far as 250 long - and non - timer jobs in all ― before the season , including some in curatorial and other pivotal functions .
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.