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ARTnews on MSNSmithsonian Director Pledges Museum's Independence Amid White House Order of Internal ReviewThe Smithsonian Institution's leadership is standing firm after the Trump administration ordered a review last month of its exhibits, accusing the museum network of pushing a "race-centered ideology." In an internal memo to staff Friday obtained by Courthouse News Service,
The order directs the vice president to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.
Librarians and museum leaders warn key programs are at risk as Trump targets the Institute of Museum and Library Services
“Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” a frightening executive order from President Donald Trump’s White House Thursday takes aim at the Smithsonian and threatens to pull federal ...
Trump’s order casts a long shadow over the Smithsonian, which, while not a federal agency, is a trust instrumentality of the U.S. government and operates under the guidance of a Board of Regents
The order states that Vice President JD Vance will be in charge of efforts to prohibit federal funding for Smithsonian programs that are not in line with the administration's goals.
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President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at "restoring ... removal of "divisive race-centered ideology" from the Smithsonian's museums and research centers.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designed to “eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest
President Trump threatened to block funding for Smithsonian exhibitions that discuss racism and ordered the restoration of monuments taken down because of their celebration of racist figures.