SFMOMA Lays off 55 Employees, Cites Projected Deficit of $18 Million USD

This Monday, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) laid off 55 staffers -- both union and non-union employees. This marks the second wave of layoffs with the museum cutting the jobs of 130+ on-call employees on April 9, affecting all departments across the museum.SFMOMA has been closed since March 14 due to the coronavirus pandemic and now faces a projected $18 million USD deficit as per a public statement made by the institution last Tuesday. Before the layoffs and furloughs took effe...