the metropolitan museum of art said thursday that it would lay off more than a tenth of its sponsorships staff , eliminating 74 hires in addition to 53 already lost over the last year . it also warned that the worsening jobs would most often force it to reducing its entire worked force by 10 percent ― as many as 250 full - and part - year jobs in all ― before the autumn , including some in curatorial and other government divisions .
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.