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Trump Fires Majority of Federal Humanities Council
Only four members of the council remain, all men and all appointed by the president during his first term, sources told Hyperallergic.
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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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Hand-Holding Trump and Epstein Statue Appears on National Mall
The apparently satirical artwork portrays the president and the convicted sex offender gazing giddily at each other.
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Man Killed While Unloading Andy Warhol Art Car in DC’s National Mall
The 61-year-old was reportedly pinned down by the vehicle due to a winch malfunction.
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Sub-versive DC Protester Becomes Memeorable
Tributes to the “hero with a hero” who flung a Subway sandwich at a federal agent have emerged across the nation’s capital and online.
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Activists Denounce Plans to Reinstall Confederate Statue in DC
The monument of Alfred Pike was the only outdoor statue of a Confederate official in the nation's capital when it was toppled by Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020.
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Indian Craft Shop Closure Leaves Complicated Legacy
As the US Department of the Interior looks to preserve the longstanding market’s operation, many see a need to move beyond history.
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Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Fatally Shot Outside DC Museum
Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were attending an event for diplomatic professionals at the Capital Jewish Museum.
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Massive Artwork for Trans Visibility Unveiled on National Mall
Nearly 260 quilt panels by trans and nonbinary artists spelled out the message "Freedom To Be" in a celebration of joy and resistance.
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Finding Beginnings in Endings at the GWU Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
At the GWU Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, the Master of Arts in Exhibition Design program graduates its final cohort.
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Smithsonian Institution Says It Won’t Remove Anti-Segregation Exhibits
The institution denied reports that objects related to the Civil Rights Movement will be removed from two museums amid Trump’s threats to erase “race-centered ideology.”
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DOGE Meeting With National Gallery of Art Sets Off Alarm Bells
The Elon Musk-led agency met with museum leadership to discuss the organization’s “legal status” as the Trump administration continues its attacks on federal arts funding.