The Manitoba Museum is laying off staff due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a release Friday, the museum said it delivered layoff notices to staff earlier in the day, although all staff will continue to be paid until June 26.
The museum has been closed to the public since March 14. “We have made this decision with great reluctance and we will continue to assess the many variables affecting our finances,” said executive director and CEO, Claudette Leclerc, in a release. “The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting closure has placed the Museum’s financial capacity at risk of not being able to meet its obligations to our payroll and overall operations this year and beyond.” It was not immediately clear exactly how many