High Museum Of Art Decreases Staff And Salaries

“The High Museum of Art will cut salaries, enforce furloughs and trim 7 percent of its workforce,” a move that, combined with previous reductions, “will bring $1.4 million in savings and shrink its operating budget for fiscal year 2009 to $23.7 million, the museum said. … Director Michael Shapiro will take a 7 percent pay cut and other director-level employees will take a 6 percent pay cut. All other employees will take a 5 percent pay cut. “