Staff Reductions at Nelson-Atkins Spotlights Need for Restructuring of Exhibitions and Programming

Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art announced they are reducing their budget by 25% to around $26 million. In turn, this necessitated a staff reduction of 15%, or 36 positions, across the entire Museum.

The announcement came from Director Julián Zugazagoitia during a museum-wide Zoom meeting.

In an announcement found on the Museum’s website, “Any decision to reduce the size of the staff must be the last resort. The staff members of…