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SOURCE National Gallery of Canada
Invests in revenue generation initiatives and enhancing the visitor
experience
OTTAWA, Feb. 28, 2013 /CNW/ - The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) today
announced changes to its organizational structure. These changes
included the elimination of 29 existing positions and the creation of 7
new ones. This initiative is in response to a need to address a long
range budget shortfall and to sharpen the focus on enhancing the
visitor experience and revenue generation.
"Our decisions were guided by the Gallery's commitment to its principle
role of building a national collection of art, maintaining it
professionally and making it accessible to Canadians through
exhibitions and programs of the highest quality," said NGC Director and
CEO Marc Mayer.
Visitors to the Gallery, and Canadians in general, will see no
diminishment in the services delivered by the Gallery. The impact of
personnel reductions will be mitigated by consolidating activities,
investing in information technology enablers to reduce workload, and
through other productivity gains. The 7 new positions will primarily
support the Gallery's revenue generation and visitor engagement
objectives.
"These changes will allow the Gallery to continue our tradition of
excellence and engaging Canadians in a rewarding experience with art,"
noted Mr. Mayer.
About the National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada is home to the most important collections
of historical and contemporary Canadian art. The Gallery also maintains
Canada's premier collection of European Art from the 14th to the 21st
century, as well as important works of American, Asian and Indigenous
Art and renowned international collections of prints, drawings and
photographs. Created in 1880, the National Gallery of Canada has played
a key role in Canadian culture for well over a century. Among its
principal missions is to increase access to excellent works of art for
all Canadians. To do so, it maintains an extensive touring art
exhibition programme. For more information: www.gallery.ca
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