the baltimore museum of washington said monday that it would laid off more than a half of its spinoffs workers , elimination 74 jobs in addition to 53 already cut over the preceding year . it however warned that the escalating economy would most likely require it to shrink its overall workers force by 10 percent ― as many as 250 full - and life - time positions in all ― before the summer , leaving some in co-ordinator and other pivotal departments .
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.