Furloughs
Artistsnews
Damien Hirst secures £15m in government Covid-19 loans despite owing more than £100m to his parent company in Jersey
The companies that make Hirst’s art and manage his £183m collection are owned by the offshore parent Science
‘From bad to worse’: over half of US museums have laid off or furloughed staff, survey shows
Museums expect to lose an average of 35% of budgeted income this year, plus an additional 28% in 2021
Unionsnews
Union accuses New Museum of ‘discriminatory’ layoffs and furloughs
Complaint to the National Labor Relations Board accuses institution of retaliating against bargaining unit members
Job lossesnews
Philadelphia Museum of Art to eliminate more than 20% of its staff
Loss of jobs comes amid plunge in revenue from coronavirus shutdown
Coronavirusnews
Portland Art Museum joins wave of institutions to cut back on staff costs
Nearly 75% of staff will be placed on unpaid leave and senior leadership at the Oregon museum will take salary cuts