Funding for the report was provided by the Andrew Mellon, Alice L. Walton and Ford Foundations. In 2023, Mellon committed ...

Changes in the name of preserving President Donald Trump’s version of American history, experts say, would minimize the ...

The Smithsonian represents a pinnacle of official US efforts to represent pasts that are painful and violent as well as beautiful and accomplished.

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The Smithsonian is a public-private partnership built and sustained over the decades with support from Americans of every ...

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Two new Smithsonian museums meant to honor ... Post reported Wednesday that the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture is on personal leave for an “undetermined ...

When Mr. Bunch appeared at the 2023 hearing, he testified that he had been unaware of the drag events, called those aimed at children ... Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum should ...

The Trump administration is slashing funds for museums ... targets the Smithsonian and expresses particular angst over an exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture ...