![]() ![]() Still, some furloughed employees were frustrated by the museum’s decision and what they felt was a lack of transparency from the administration. MOCA has an annual operating budget of about $20 million, and began offering free admission on January 11, made possible by a $10 million pledge from MOCA Board of Trustees President Carolyn Powers last May. “It also is not so directly connected to a government entity as is the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.” “MOCA emphasized that it is more vulnerable than some other Los Angeles museums because it doesn’t have a wealthy benefactor behind it, like the Broad, and it isn’t partially funded by a university, like the Hammer Museum,” Vankin writes. The LA Times article noted that MOCA’s financial situation puts it in a precarious position. “We are saddened to have to take this step and hope that this crisis will pass so that we can return to our mission to present, collect, preserve, and interpret the art of our time,” the email concluded. The email listed the number of employees affected in each department: “Communications (6), Curatorial (9), Development (3), Education (3), Production (2), Finance (3), Operations (4), Registrar (3), and Visitor Engagement (3).” We believe it will be temporary, however, we do not know the duration.” It went on to note that laid-off employees may be eligible for unemployment insurance and listed the state’s website for Coronavirus unemployment resources. In an email obtained by Hyperallergic that MOCA sent to employees notifying them of their furloughs, the museum’s Deputy Director Amy Shapiro wrote: “Under applicable regulations, we are required to notify you if the furlough/layoff will be temporary or permanent. “Former MOCA Director Philippe Vergne earned about $709,000 according to the museum’s 2018 tax filing, the most recent year available,” Deborah Vankin writes in the article. It normally raises about $3 million for the museum.Īccording to the Los Angeles Times, MOCA’s director Klaus Biesenbach will take the biggest pay cut though the museum did not specify how much that would be. The statement also said that MOCA’s annual fundraiser, the MOCA Benefit, originally scheduled for May, would be postponed indefinitely. ![]() All furloughed employees will be paid through April 17th, will receive immediate payout of their accrued vacation, and will retain medical and dental benefits.” ![]() “MOCA announces today with effect April 3rd, all full-time salaried and hourly staff will be subject to temporary full and partial furloughs, as well as significant salary cuts. ![]()
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