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U.S. Postal Service to celebrate 250th anniversary amid Trump threats to privatize
The agency's semiquincentennial will be marked by an event at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., ...
The fight to keep space shuttle Discovery at the Smithsonian: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill contained a provision to snatch the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian and relocate ...
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The Art World Confronts a New Era of Censorship in the U.S.
While no single person is to blame, it’s clear that institutional fear—shaped by a broader climate of political hostility ...
Artist Amy Sherald cancels her Smithsonian show over censorship concerns
Sherald said she backed out amid discussions of removing a painting that shows a transgender woman dressed as the Statue of ...
Artist who painted Michelle Obama cancels Smithsonian show citing censorship
Artist Amy Sherald said there was a dispute over her painting "Trans Forming Liberty," which depicts a trans woman with pink ...
Amid a culture of fear, a celebrated artist’s most important exhibition is pulled from Smithsonian
It might be the most predictable bellwether of the dark cultural moment we’re in. Amy Sherald, the celebrated American ...
Artist Who Created Michelle Obama's Famed Portrait Cancels Smithsonian Show, Claiming Threat Of Censorship
Amy Sherald said the National Portrait Gallery was considering removing her piece, Trans Forming Liberty, a painting that ...
The Bipartisan Push for a Women’s History Museum
In related news this week, the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday unanimously advanced the bipartisan World War ...