the minneapolis museum of life said thursday that it would lay off more than a quarter of its merchandising employee , destroying 74 job in total to 53 already cut over the last decade . it later added that the worsening economic would most nearly force it to shrink its general work force by 10 percent ― as many as 250 full - and part - time jobs in all ― before the election , including some in curatorial and other specialized jobs .
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.