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Artist pulls art from Smithsonian gallery after museum tries to alter her trans Statue of Liberty painting

National Portrait Gallery loses Amy Sherald exhibition after disagreement over the display of her controversial transgender ...

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 ...

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., ...

Michelle Obama portraitist's exhibit with trans Statue of Liberty pulled after pressure from Vance

Artist Amy Sherald canceled her Smithsonian show after Vice President JD Vance raised concerns about divisive content ...

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 ...

Zoo New England names Smithsonian deputy director as new CEO

The former deputy director of the Smithsonian National Zoo brings conservation expertise as she prepares to lead Boston's ...
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GOP Sen. Jim Banks introduces bill banning wokeness, ‘divisive narratives’ at Smithsonian museums: ‘Stop letting activists rewrite our past’

A new bill would outlaw the Smithsonian Institution from peddling wokeness and “divisive narratives,” codifying an executive ...