the metropolitan institute of art said thursday that it planned laying off more than a quarter of its retailing employees , eliminating 74 jobs in addition to 53 already cut over the preceding years . it also warned that the instability economy would most likely force it to shrink its overall work forces by 10 in ― as many as 250 full - and part - paid jobs in all ― before the summer , including some in curatorial and other art department .
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.