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Smithsonian to Reopen After Longest Government Shutdown in US History
The institution’s 21 museums will slowly begin welcoming visitors along with the National Gallery of Art.
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Smithsonian Closes as Government Shutdown Enters Third Week
The institution’s 21 museums, zoo, and research centers are shuttered indefinitely as Congress remains in a stalemate over funding.
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Smithsonian Institution Postpones Prestigious Portrait Exhibition
The National Portrait Gallery said it decided to “proactively postpone” the Outwin Competition show ahead of a prolonged government shutdown.
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National Gallery of Art Closes Amid Government Shutdown
The museum is among the federally funded organizations affected by the impasse as Democrats and Republicans spar over healthcare.
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How Will the US Government Shutdown Impact Museums?
The National Gallery of Art and others will use funding to keep the lights on for a few days while some National Park sites will close as employees are furloughed.
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Documenting the History Trump Wants to Erase
Librarians, historians, and volunteers are forming networks to chronicle signs and objects they fear could disappear from museums and national parks.
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Two Artists Withdraw From Smithsonian Symposium
Nicholas Galanin and Margarita Cabrera said the decision to make the event private is a form of silencing participants amid Trump’s attacks on the institution.
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Smithsonian Secretary Responds to Trump’s Museum Crackdown
In a letter to staff, Lonnie Bunch reportedly defended the institution’s independence and vowed to ensure that the museums are “nonpartisan.”
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Smithsonian Latino Gallery Quietly Closes for Nine Months
As Trump goes after the institution, a temporary space for the National Museum of the American Latino closed ahead of schedule in preparation for America’s 250th programming.
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Amy Sherald Speaks Out on Cancelling Her Smithsonian Show
"When governments police museums, they are not simply policing exhibitions. They are policing imagination itself," the artist wrote in a new opinion essay.
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Trump Targets LGBTQ+ History, Migrants, and More in Chilling Smithsonian Hit List
The White House's 26-point bulleted memo includes Amy Sherald's painting of a transgender woman and an animation of Anthony Fauci.
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Trump Says US Museums Should Focus Less on Slavery
The president’s efforts to influence the Smithsonian, an independent institution, have raised alarm among museum advocacy organizations.