15 workers laid off at High Museum
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In a continuing effort to belt-tighten, the High Museum of Art this week laid off 15 full-time employees, 14 of them security workers hired to ramp up for the recently closed "First Emperor: China's Teracotta Army" hit exhibit.
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The other position was eliminated as the High folded its visitors service department into its membership department. The new Member and Guest Relations Department "will be responsible for providing a positive and inspiring experience to all who visit the museum," a High statement said.
This week's departures and structure change follow layoffs of five full-time and three part-time employees by the High in late February. At the same time, staff pay cuts of 5 percent to 7 percent were announced. High director Michael Shapiro said then the moves were made to keep the museum from finishing its fiscal year with a deficit. Spokeswoman Cassandra Streich said this week that the High is still expected to finish 2008-09 in the black.
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