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Art Institute Fires More Staff

On May 24, the Tribune reported that the Art Institute laid off about 65 employees last week…It looks like the museum might have banked on the income-generating potential of the Modern Wing a little too optimistically.

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by Ania Szremski

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On May 24, the Tribune reported that the Art Institute laid off about 65 employees last week (see the full article by Lauren Viera here). I had already heard rumblings of the massacre from a friend on the inside, who just before graduation had about 5 of her colleagues and friends let go from her department.

This round of firings feels a tad incongruous since most museums already went through their major staff shedding periods; so why is the Art Institute so slow on the uptake? It looks like the museum might have banked on the income-generating potential of the Modern Wing a little too optimistically.

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