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The Trump administration, however, is not happy with the way the Smithsonian Institution and other U.S. museums are portraying history.
From The Conversation
They stared placidly ahead, while museum visitors like me were left to stare back and ponder how the world might treat these two girls with shared DNA and different complexions.
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Ex-Oak Parker now heads Smithsonian as Trump targets changes
Lonnie Bunch III, head of the Smithsonian Institution and a former Oak Parker, is navigating threats to the organization as President Donald Trump works to expand his influence there while attempting to take control of how American history is defined.
Trump Orders Purge of Black History from Smithsonian
Even the most cynical observers knew this day would come.
With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars
Most recent debates center on how much attention should be given to the history of the nation’s accomplishments over its darker chapters.
What exactly does Trump think is in the Smithsonian?
It was part of an exhibit that Donald Trump had cited by name the day before, in an executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” The president had declared that federally run museums such as the Smithsonian were promoting a “corrosive ideology” that needed to be course-corrected.
Funding at risk for Little Tokyo's Japanese American National Museum
A museum in Los Angeles is now impacted by the Trump administrations cuts. Funding is at risk for the Japanese American National Museum.
Purging DEI from the Smithsonian is no easy task
President Donald Trump’s decision to clean house at the Smithsonian Institution is a necessary next step to claw back cultural ground ceded to the Left.
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Smithsonian Director Pledges Museum's Independence Amid White House Order of Internal Review
The Smithsonian Institution's leadership is standing firm after the Trump administration ordered a review last month of its exhibits, accusing the museum network of pushing a "race-centered ideology." In an internal memo to staff Friday obtained by Courthouse News Service,
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Black History Under Fire: Trump’s Executive Order Puts Smithsonian’s Future at Risk
Smithsonian Institution's leader reassures mission to preserve American history amidst Trump's executive order targeting 'anti-American ideology' in cultural institutions.
Director of National Museum of African American History and Culture on leave as Trump Adminstration turns attention to Smithsonian
Kevin Young, who took the helm in 2021, has been absent from his position since March 14 for an “undetermined period.”
Trump Calls on Smithsonian Institution to Promote ‘American Greatness’
The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”
Who Funds and Operates the Smithsonian Institution?
An executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution is prompting questions over the organization’s past and who runs and funds it.
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At the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum, art for here, now and beyond
If we do not stop this madness, we will destroy ourselves and the whole world,’ artist Adam Pendleton’s “Resurrection City Revisited (Who Owns Geometry Anyway?)”
Taking Aim at Smithsonian, Trump Wades Into Race and Biology
His executive order faulted an exhibit which “promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct,” a widely held position in the scientific community.
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Patrons Visit a Smithsonian Museum Under Siege
Explore the National Museum of African American History and Culture, a beacon of African-American history, under threat from Trump's executive order.
What is the Smithsonian, and why is President Trump unhappy with it?
The Smithsonian, which oversees numerous museums and cultural centers, including the Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is coming under criticism from President Donald Trump.
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The Smithsonian and the Small Business Community
Strengthening Our Commitment to Utilize Small Businesses in Our Business Relationships. The Smithsonian is committed to improving our relationships with small businesses and seeks
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