Daily News | New Philadelphia art museum director addresses the 17-day strike and unveils Matisse exhibit
, the institution’s new director, Sasha Suda, sent out a conciliatory message of hope for the future Wednesday during a preview of the Matisse exhibit held for members of the media.
To the audience of about 100 local, national, and international media people, she added: “I think there’s a really exciting road that lies ahead and for our purposes that road begins with Matisse.”opens to the public Oct. 20. It was also the 17th day that museum workers had been on the picket line, trying to get their first contract since they began negotiation talks two years ago. About 180 Art Museum employees are members of PMA Union, an affiliate of AFSCME-DC 47.
“We’ve never met her,” said Amanda Bock, a PMA curator for the last six years. “They could settle this today if they wanted to.”
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