{"id":373261,"date":"2025-09-24T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theproductofdesign.com\/site\/berkshire-museum-chief-curator-says-he-was-fired-after-making-complaints-about-executive-director\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T11:00:00","slug":"berkshire-museum-chief-curator-says-he-was-fired-after-making-complaints-about-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theproductofdesign.com\/site\/berkshire-museum-chief-curator-says-he-was-fired-after-making-complaints-about-executive-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkshire Museum chief curator says he was fired after making complaints about executive director"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" 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