Other Baltimore museums should take the near-collapse of the venerable Maryland Historical Society as a warning sign to balance their income with their expenses. That is particularly true about the new Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture.
If you missed the story of what happened at MHS, here it is: Less than two weeks after assuming his new position, the society?s executive director from South Carolina, W. Eric Emerson, fired 12 staff members without notice in an effort to erase a $1.2 million budget deficit.
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