A union representative said the unit is “deeply concerned” about the impact of the staff cuts on affected and remaining workers. The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston laid off 33 workers, a 6.3% staff reduction, the institution announced on Wednesday, January 28. MFA Boston Director of Communications Karen Frascona confirmed in an email to Hyperallergic that the layoffs, which will take effect on Friday, will impact 16 union members. On behalf of the MFA Boston union, Local 2110 UAW representative Chelsea Farrell told Hyperallergic that the unit was “deeply concerned” about the effect of the layoffs on affected staff and remaining workers. The layoffs at MFA Boston come in the wake of staff cuts at cultural institutions across the country, including the Guggenheim Museum, the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum.