MFA Boston Announces 113 Staff Reductions Through Layoffs and Early Retirements

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has let go of 113 employees through a combination of layoffs and voluntary early retirements. According to the museum's director, Matthew Teitelbaum, this was a tough but necessary move for the institution's future stability. The extended closure since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced the museum to rethink its business approach. Among those affected, fifty-seven were laid off, and fifty-six chose early retirement. Other notable U.S. museums, like the New Museum, Guggenheim, and Whitney in New York, the Broad in Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, have made similar decisions. The museum emphasized that this difficult choice was essential given the significant financial shifts.