AnalysisArt market
You’re fired! Art workers who have lost jobs report poor treatment by employers—and junior staff are most vulnerable
Some gallery and museum staff say they feel pressure to go into the workplace when they fear it is unsafe, while tough non-compete clauses can limit future employment options
NewsCommercial galleries
Cancel art galleries? Staff take grievances against employers to Instagram
Anonymously posted incidents of racism and sexism are forcing greater scrutiny towards problematic behaviour within the industry
NewsLabour
Crisis at Hunter College: after surprise layoffs, remaining art assistants refuse to work
The part-time staff who were spared from the axe still do not have contracts for the autumn semester, while classes have already started
NewsSouthbank Centre
'Brutal' planned redundancies at London's Southbank Centre called out in open letter
Signatories claim cuts will disproportionately affect Bame staff and question chief executive’s salary
NewsPrivate Museums
PinchukArtCenter employees claim to have been sacked after attempting to form trade union
Ukrainian institution says the 28 guides were dismissed to make way for innovation
NewsMuseums
Staff quit in droves at Russian museum as ‘starvation wages’ bite
Deputy director’s swingeing salary cuts trigger resignations of around 50 employees at Moscow theatre museum
Archivediversity
Representation and diversity: America is changing, but are its art museums?
Most major institutions are still run by white people, are supported by them, and tailor their exhibitions to suit them
ArchiveMuseums
MoMA investigated by federal agency over allegations of unfair dismissals
“We think the employees were let go in retaliation for their union activities,” says National Labour Relations Board attorney Don Zavelo
ArchiveVictoria & Albert Museum
Letters: Gagging clauses imposed on curators forced into early retirement
Secrecy at the old V&A
CommentDiary of an art historian
Museums have hastily cut their staff to save money—what will happen when visitors return and they need them back?
With vaccines now being deployed and a return to normality on the horizon, institutions may find they have been shortsighted in letting their employees go
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