Minnesota Science Museum plans 22 job cuts

The Science Museum of Minnesota is cutting or restructuring 22 positions, leaving 10 vacancies unfilled and ending its touring exhibitions program as it addresses a $4.64 million budget gap. The changes are expected to save about $2.14 million, but museum leaders say cuts alone cannot ensure long-term stability. The museum cites attendance still at roughly half its pre-pandemic level, rising operating costs and steep declines in government funding; its touring-exhibition revenue has also fallen. This is the second major round of staffing cuts in two years, following the elimination of 43 jobs, and the museum plans to seek investment and fundraising support.