Michael Collins' connection to the National Air and Space Museum serves as a historical benchmark for institutional change within the Smithsonian.

The entities involved

• Smithsonian Institution →

  group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government

  • Donald Trump signed an executive order regarding museum exhibits and ousted a gallery director, while lawmakers criticized the museum's presentations.Thu 05:31
  • Trump criticized the Smithsonian Institution's messaging on July 30, 2026.Thu 03:35
• Michael Collins →

  British writer and broadcaster

  Nothing else this week.

• Frederick Douglass →

  African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895)

  • Frederick Douglass is reported to have escaped from a plantation in Maryland, while Bridgwater hosted tours of abolitionist speakers.Mon 08:57

Related events

• The Smithsonian Institution completed a review involving the Domestic Policy Council.Jul 24
• The National Museum of the American Indian, a Smithsonian Institution museum, is facing policy pressure from the White House administration.Jul 8