the metropolitan hall of history said weekly that it would lay off more than a quarter of its franchising budget , eliminating 74 members in addition to 53 just cut over the last year . it also warned that the exacerbate economical wouldn most likely force it to shrink its overall jobs force by 10 percent ― as multiple as 250 full - and half - life workers in all ― before the summer , eliminating some in curatorial and other pivotal appointments .
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.