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Because museums are very well known for... *checks notes* having too much staff.
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The Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum will be cutting permanent staff levels by 18 per cent over the next three years due to cuts announced in the federal budget.
The job cuts will affect "a broad sweep" of staff, from executives to security personnel and staff who run tours, said Ruth Lau MacDonald, regional executive vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) for the National Capital Region.
That will likely impact the visitor experience, she said, as tours become more self-directed and interactions with subject experts less common.
"It's really unfortunate to [potentially lose] people who can take you beyond what's written on a plaque and really talk to you about the meaning and the history of an exhibit," Lau MacDonald said.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/war-history-museum-ottawa-gatineau-cuts-9.7059733#cdnpoli
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