the metropolitan museum of art indicated thursday that it must laying off more than a percent of its merchandising staff , cutting 74 roles in total to 53 already cut over the last year . it also predicted that the worsening economy would most perhaps lead it to shrink its total work force by 10 to ― as well as 250 full - and two - service jobs in all ― before the fall , except some in curatorial and other administrative programs .
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.