Earlier this year, details of an organisational restructure were shared with SA Museum staff in line with what its CEO Dr David Gaimster called a ‘reimagining’ and ‘transformation‘ of the SA Museum in coming years.
But as staff learned the details – which included cutting 27 research and collections division positions and replacing them with 22 new curatorial research and collection management jobs – waves of fury erupted within the Museum’s ranks and throughout the local community, as many South Australians realised the extent to which their beloved Museum was stripping back part of its core work in the area of scientific research.
