Former Philadelphia Art Museum CEO files lawsuit over termination

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The former director and CEO of the Philadelphia Art Museum, Sasha Suda, has filed a lawsuit following her abrupt termination last week.

Suda alleges she was dismissed without basis and claims a "corrupt and unethical faction" of the museum's Board of Trustees opposed her efforts to modernize the institution.

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She is seeking two years' worth of severance pay and additional damages, and has requested a jury trial.

In response to the lawsuit, a museum spokesperson told Action News the claims are "without merit."

Suda had been in the third year of a five-year contract and led a change campaign that included rebranding the museum and unveiling a new logo.