Less than a month after it put much of its staff on furlough, the National Building Museum is permanently cutting two-thirds of its staff, citing loss of revenue due to the pandemic.
More than 40 administrative and hourly visitor services positions will be eliminated, effective June 1, a museum spokesperson confirmed to DCist on Wednesday. That will leave just 18 core staff who are on partial furlough and two staff members working on grant-based projects.
— DCist
According to DCist, much of the National Building Museum's revenue comes from renting out the Great Hall, but since the future of large gatherings in D.C. remains uncertain, museum leaders aren't hopeful that lost income will resurface in the coming months. The museum had already furloughed all visitor employees back in April and only partially furloughed the remaining staff on May 1st, reports DCist.
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That sucks. This is a well loved and used institution for many in DC. I can only hope it will return to life once this is over.
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