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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 Wants "American Exceptionalism" at the Smithsonian. Will He Get It?
The White House announced an intrusive probe into the institution’s programming for the country’s 250th anniversary.
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Smithsonian’s New Trump Impeachment Label Is Shorter and Safer
The institution installed an updated label to a display about presidential impeachments after backlash over the text’s removal.
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$200M Trump Ballroom Proposal Looks a Lot Like Versailles
Social media users couldn’t help but notice similarities between the lavish project, led by architect James McCrery, and the palace of a certain ill-fated French monarch.
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Trump Withdraws US From UNESCO, Again
The organization oversees over 1,200 heritage sites, including the Taj Mahal in India and Machu Picchu in Peru.
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Visa Denials Create Hurdles for Artist Residencies
Artists slated to participate in the Art Omi program in Upstate New York must stay back due to closed embassies or denied documents, an ongoing challenge expected to worsen under Trump.
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Yale Art Gallery Withdraws Federal Grant Requests After Trump DEI Ban
The university museum said it will self-fund an exhibition of African art instead of requesting NEA and NEH funding, which is subject to the president’s anti-DEI mandate.
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Chaco Canyon in Danger Under Trump Administration
As Republicans attempt to repeal federal land protections surrounding the site and others, New Mexico lawmakers and tribal leaders are calling for their enforcement.
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Trump Seeks to Defund Institute of American Indian Arts
“Nearly 63 years of progress in Indigenous higher education and artistic expression is at risk," said IAIA President Robert Martin.
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Museum of the American Latino Could Vanish Under Trump
The president’s budget proposal seeks to defund the burgeoning institution along with the Anacostia Community Museum.
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Smithsonian Pushes Back Against Trump’s Meddling in Defiant Statement
Though the president attempted to fire her last month, National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet still reports to work.
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Trump Says He Fired National Portrait Gallery Director Over DEI Support
Kim Sajet had been in the role since 2013, when she was appointed by President Obama to lead the Smithsonian institution.