Feb 3
MFA Boston Layoffs Thrust the Museum into a Credibility Crisis | Boston Art Review---The lack of transparency around which positions were identified for elimination and the abrupt communication of the headcount reduction as a solution to the museum’s budget deficit appears to signal two difficult messages: a de-prioritization of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at the museum and how US labor law has defanged the power of collective bargaining.
As names and positions of eliminated staff at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston begin to roll in, here’s what we know so far.
