- The administration is reportedly pushing to modify exhibits at National Park Service sites, including the historic President's House in Philadelphia.
- The Trump administration is campaigning to purge cultural institutions and managing exhibits at Independence National Park and the President's House.
- Donald Trump seeks to overhaul cultural institutions, including the National Museum of American History, and threatens funding changes.
The Smithsonian Institution released a report detailing institutional capture within its museums.
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What happened
The Smithsonian Institution released a report detailing institutional capture within its museums.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutKeep exploring
Part of
Donald Trump seeks to overhaul cultural institutions, including the National Museum of American History, and threatens funding changes.Also in this story
- Donald Trump signed an executive order regarding museum exhibits and ousted a gallery director, while lawmakers criticized the museum's presentations.
- The administration is using executive orders to push its views against the independence of the National Museum of American History regarding its public-facing displays.
The entities involved
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Smithsonian Institution
group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government
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National Museum of American History
history museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
Nothing else this week.
Related events
- The Smithsonian Institution completed a review involving the Domestic Policy Council.
- The National Museum of the American Indian, a Smithsonian Institution museum, is facing policy pressure from the White House administration.
- A commission is considering a potential affiliation between the National Asian Pacific American Museum and the Smithsonian Institution.
- The Trump administration criticized the Smithsonian Institution's historical narrative, with Doug Burgum asserting it advanced an ideological agenda.
- Michael Collins' connection to the National Air and Space Museum serves as a historical benchmark for institutional change within the Smithsonian.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- dailyfreeman.comClarence Page: Is the Smithsonian racist? MAGA makes a case in Newspeak
- redstate.com
- globalsecurity.org