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Philadelphia Museum of Art slashes staff as pandemic takes its toll

The Art Museum expects to re-open in September, but the Perelman addition will remain closed.

A mask covers the face of the Rocky statue in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Friday, April 17, 2020. With its finances battered by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is laying off 85 employees. An additional 42 have accepted voluntary separation agreements, reducing the total number of employees by about 23%.
A mask covers the face of the Rocky statue in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Friday, April 17, 2020. With its finances battered by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is laying off 85 employees. An additional 42 have accepted voluntary separation agreements, reducing the total number of employees by about 23%.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
    by Peter Dobrin
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