Another big name is leaving the Met. An announcement this morning says:
We wanted to share the news that Sree Sreenivasan will be leaving his position at The Met after three years serving as the Museum’s first Chief Digital Officer. This decision has been made in the context of the recentering of the Museum’s work and our current financial restructuring.
In his time with us, Sree has introduced new audiences to the power and relevance of The Met and helped redefine what digital means to museums. He has overseen a number of important initiatives, including The Met App, #MetKids, The Artist Project and Facebook 360 immersive videos. Our website was refreshed and optimized for mobile; our social media following increased exponentially; the online collection has been expanded; and we developed new connections with technology companies and individuals worldwide. Sree also led our engagement with platforms like Facebook Live and China’s WeChat and Weibo and expanded our MediaLab’s pioneering work…
He leaves very quickly, on June 30, though he negotiated a consulting contract with the Met for six months.
We await news of a slimming of the tech department, which had ballooned to 70-80 people in histenure.