BROOKLYN MUSEUM OFFERS STAFF VOLUNTARY BUYOUTS

On Wednesday, Brooklyn Museum director Anne Pasternak informed staff that the institution was offering voluntary buyouts, Robin Pogrebin of the New York Times_ reports. “The cost of running the museum has substantially grown over the past few years,” Pasternak said. “The museum is therefore being proactive.”

The museum—which has an operating budget of $38.6 million—has a $3 million budget deficit. Pasternak said that the decision to reduce the museum’s staff of 308 employees “is a course correction.”

The institution’s announcement follows the MoMA’s and the Metropolitan Museum’s recent offer of buyouts in order to counter costs.