the metropolitan library of music said thursday that it likely lay off more than a quarter of its merchandising staff , eliminating 74 positions in addition to 53 now cutting over the last year . it also predicted that the deepening economic would most likely force it to shrink its initial work force by 10 percent ― as low as 250 full - and part - time staff in all ― before the summer , including some in curatorial and other staff posts .
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.