The article regarding this can be found at the following website and
makes for some VERY interesting reading.

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/180/living/Controversial_restructuring_at_MFA+.shtml

I'm rather curious, knowing that the Boston MFA has a rather active
board, were they apprised of the situation, did they have a say in it?
Anyone have any additional information??

VivianLea Stevens

David Formanek wrote:

> Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, "laid off" 18 senior curators and heads
> of
> departments in reorganization, including Jonathan Fairbanks, dept. of
> American Decorative Arts and 28 year veteran at the museum, and my
> friend
> Lelia Amalfitano, gallery director and visiting artists program at the
> School
> of the MFA..
>
> I have no time to write this morning--well, hardly any. Try to find
> the
> article by Christine Temin in the June 29 Boston Globe page E3.
> www.boston.com/globe
>
> Friday they announced the layoffs, and CONFISCATED THEIR BADGES AND
> KEYS.
>
> Gotta go.
>
> David Formanek
> Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum
> USS Constitution Museum
>
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